I can honestly say that it was the best of times and also the worst of times in my life. I was __36 　expecting my first child but my once energetic mother was __37__ her battle against a brain disease.

For ten years, my mother had fought against the disease, but 　38　 of the treatments had been successful. Unfortunately, she became totally 　39 _ , unable to speak, walk, eat or dress 　40_　 her own.　 As she grew closer and closer to 　41 _, my baby grew closer and closer to life inside me. I was sad not only for the upcoming 　42　 　of my mother, but also that she and my baby would never know each other.

A few weeks 　43 　my due date, Mother 　44　 a deep coma(昏迷). Her doctors did not hold any hope and said that it was 　45　 to put in a feeding tube-she would never wake up. We brought Mother home, and tried our best to keep her 　46　 . I sat beside her and talked to her about the baby moving 　47　 　me.　

On February 3, 2008, just as I gave birth to my baby, Jacob, something impossible occurred:

Mother was sitting up, her oxygen tubes 　48_ 　. When I brought Jacob home, Mom was sitting in her chair, 　49　 to welcome him. Tears of joy filled my eyes as I 　50　 my son in her arms. They just 　51 at each other.

For two weeks, Mother smiled and held Jacob. She spoke to my father, her children and grandchildren in complete 　52_ . She gave us　 53　 . Then she quietly slipped back into a coma and, after　 54　 from all of her children she was finally free of the pain and 　55　 away. Believe it or not, love can last forever.

36．A．gladly 　　　　　 B．sadly　 　　　　 C．briefly　　　 　　　 D．extremely

37．A．fighting　 　　　　B．winning　　　　 C．losing 　　　　　　　　 　 D．starting

38．A．a(chǎn)ll　　 　　　　　　　 　 B．some　　 　　　　　 C．none 　　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)ny

39．A．helpful 　　　　 B．disabled 　　　　 C．unhappy 　　　　　　 D．healthy

40．A．with　 　　　　　 B．by　　 　　　　　　　 　　 C．in　　　 　　　　　　 　　　　 D．on

41．A．death 　　　　　 B．life　 　　　　　　　 C．smile　 　　　　　　　 　 D．fear

42．A．recovery　 　　　 B．loss　　 　　　　　　 C．a(chǎn)rrival 　　　　　　　 　 D．miss

43．A．a(chǎn)fter　 　　　　　 B．before 　　　　　　　 C．until 　　　　　　　　　 D．past

44．A．fell for　 　　　 B．kept up　 　　　　　 C．fell into　 　　　　 　　 D．took part

45．A．easy　 　 　　 B．careless　 　　　　　 C．hopeful　 　　　　　 D．useless

46．A．comfortable　 　　 B．relaxed　 　　　　　 C．energetic 　　　　　　　 　　 D．excited

47．A　 beyond　　 　　　　B．inside　 　　　　　 C．with　 　　　　　　　　 　 D．towards

48．A．recovered　 　　 B．rebuilt　 　　　　 C．removed　　　　　　　 　　 D．reacted

49．A．willing　　　　　 B．ready　　 　　　 C．free　　　 　　　　 　　　 D．a(chǎn)stonished

50．A．dropped 　　 B．laid　 　　　　　　　 C．lied　 　　　　　　　 　 D．threw

51．A．shouted　　 　　　 B．glanced 　　　　 C．stared　 　　　　　　 　　 D．noticed

52．A．regards　 　　　　 B．sentences　 　　　 C．silence 　　　　　　　 　 D．words

53．A．joy　　 　　　　　　　 B．sorrow　 　　　　　　 C．trouble　 　　　　　　 　　 D．a(chǎn)nger

54．A．concerns　 　　　 B．sighs 　　　　　　　 C．visits　 　　　　　　 　 D．sights

55．A．drove 　　　　　　　 B．ran　 　　　　　　　　 C．moved　　 　　　　 　 D．passed

35. These romantic poets were interested in ________ was happening in the rest of the continent.

　　 A. that　　　 B. anything　　　 C. which　　　 D. what

34. Perhaps correctness doesn’t matter ---______ speakers understand each other---it’s communication that _______.

　　 A. so that, counts　　 B. as long as, counts　　 C. in case, matters　 D. as far as, matters

33. The classroom was so dark that it was hard for the students to _______ what the teacher had written on the blackboard.

　　 A. send out　　　 B. give out　　　 C. make out　　　 D. try out

32. Mr. Clark, who _______ for G.M. for ten years, is now teaching English at Nankai University.

　 A. worked　　　 B. has worked　　 C. had worked　　 D. would work

31. ______ about 14 million square kilometers around the South Pole, Antarctica is the fifth largest continent in the world.

　　 A. Cover　　　 B. Covering　　　 C. Covered　　　 D. To cover