The day I was given the news was a cold Saturday.My mom sat me on the floor and opened her mouth to give me the most ________ words I'd ever heard: “Grandma Billie has been _________with cancer.” Tears filled my eyes ________.Mom continued, “Grandma is old and her body is too ________.There’s nothing they can do to treat her.” I knew this wasn't my mom’s fault but I was so ________.I was almost yelling at my mom, “So, they’re just going to let her ______?”
We had to just wait for her to die.I couldn't even _______ the thought.We went to the hospital right away.The doctor said, “Billie has a tumor in her _____.She won't be able to ________ because it hurts her too much.One ________ is a feeding tube, but there are times when it will be uncomfortable.” At the end, the doctor sighed, “With a feeding tube, she would probably have three ________ at most.”
My whole family on my mom’s side was really ________ and they were all looking to God to make this easy.I couldn't handle it.If God was so wonderful and so ________then why did he allow all these awful things to happen to good people? Why was he letting my grandma die?
I came and visited every day after
______ practice.Grandma would tell me the
_________ stories over and over again, but every time I was just as surprised and excited to hear them.She was getting
______ really fast and every time I came to see her it broke my
______ more.
Three weeks later, after the softball practice, I was getting ready to see grandma when mom appeared in the locker room.She opened her mouth but ______ any words came out.She ______ again, “You can’t go to see grandma today because she just died.” Silence.I couldn’t ______ anyone else in the room.Mom sat next to me and we both held each other and cried.
【小题1】A.unforgettable | B.regretful | C.painful | D.uncomfortable |
【小题2】A.cured | B.carried | C.diagnosed | D.treated |
【小题3】A.finally | B.immediately | C.deliberately | D.apparently |
【小题4】A.weak | B.small | C.pale | D.thin |
【小题5】A.sad | B.mad | C.desperate | D.anxious |
【小题6】【小题7】A.bear | B.hate | C.take | D.dismiss |
【小题8】A.skin | B.breast | C.throat | D.lung |
【小题9】A.feed | B.eat | C.breathe | D.digest |
【小题10】A.choice | B.goal | C.advantage | D.reason |
【小题11】A.years | B.months | C.days | D.hours |
【小题12】A.ambitious | B.religious | C.mysterious | D.cautious |
【小题13】A.delightful | B.peaceful | C.pitiful | D.powerful |
【小题14】A.softball | B.school | C.social | D.music |
【小题15】A.short | B.strange | C.dull | D.same |
【小题16】A.happier | B.older | C.better | D.worse |
【小题17】A.body | B.mind | C.life | D.heart |
【小题18】A.eventually | B.repeatedly | C.hardly | D.merely |
【小题19】A.tried | B.said | C.cried | D.opened |
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