問題詳情：
I used to abandon myself to despair. Last year my mother 21 from stroke（中風）and
had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no 22 what
I could do to help her to relieve her 23 . Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.
Last month I 24 a precious watch，which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my
father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt 25 about the loss.
There have been many 26 like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things 27 I read“If You Have a Lemon，Make a Lemonade" by American writer Dale Carnegie.“When the wise man is handed a lemon，he says，‘What 28 can I get from this? How can I 29 my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade？’”he wrote.
I suddenly 30 that life is full of ups and downs，so I need to stay 31 all the time.
Now when I think of my past，I wish I could have handled things 32 ．When my mother was
fighting for 33 ，I should have held her hands in mine，telling her things would get better
instead of 34 and crying.
Several weeks ago，I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn't 35 a prize. If
I had not 36 this article，I would definitely have felt 37 again. But instead，I smiled
after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage 38 ．
Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns（刺）as well，but these thorns help us
Become 39 and strong. When life 40 us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
21．A. resulted B. suffered C. survived D. escaped
22. A. hope B. wonder C. idea D. doubt
23. A. pain B. anxiety C. fear D. pressure
24. A. received B. sold C. fixed D. lost
25. A. unbelievable B. shameful C. angry D. terrible
26. A. diseases B. memories C. incidents D. difficulties
27. A. when B. until C. though D. since
28. A. lesson B. lemonade C. decision D. challenge
29. A. control B. accept C. improve D. avoid
30. A. realized B. thought C. discovered D. predicted
31 ．A. healthy B. independent C. serious D. positive
32. A. exactly B. differently C. easily D. practically
33. A. recovery B. life C. freedom D. happiness
34 . A. shouting B．hiding C. quarreling D. regretting
35. A. expect B. miss C. win D. refuse
36. A. figured out B．written down C. found out D. come across
37．A. embarrassed B. discouraged C．excited D. concerned
38．A. performance B．experience C．progress D. effect
39. A. brave B. calm C. great D. clever
40. A. shows B. makes C. gives D. sends
【回答】
21．B
【解析】句意：我媽媽得了中風。suffer from遭受，患病。故選B。
22．C
【解析】句意：我不知道怎麼幫助她緩解痛苦。have no idea不知道。故選C。
23．A
【解析】根據上文“Last year my mother _____ from stroke(中風)”可知作者的媽媽中風很痛苦（pain）。故選A。
24．D
【解析】根據下文“I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt _____about the loss.”可知作者丟了一個珍貴的表。lose丟失。故選D。
25．D
【解析】根據上文“I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights”可知作者感覺很糟糕（terrible）。故選D。
26．C
【解析】根據上文可知作者的媽媽得病，自己又失去手錶，這些都是人生中發生的事件（incidents）。故選C。
27．B
【解析】句意：我從不知道怎麼處理這樣困難的事情，直到我讀了“If You Have a Lemon，Make a Lemonade”。和never搭配用until“直到…才”。故選B。
28．A
【解析】句意：我可以從中學到什麼道理？lesson道理。故選A。
29．C
【解析】句意：我怎麼改善我的形勢？improve提高，改善。故選C。
30．A
【解析】句意：我突然意識到人生就是充滿了起起伏伏。realize意識到。故選A。
31．D
【解析】根據上文“I suddenly _____that life is full of ups and downs”可知我們要一直保持積極（positive）。故選D。
32．B
【解析】根據下文“When my mother was fighting for _____，I should have held her hands in mine，”可知作者希望自己過去用不同的方法處理問題。differently不同地。故選B。
33．A
【解析】根據上文可知作者的媽媽中風，需要和努力康復（recovery）。故選A。
34．B
【解析】我應該抓住她的手，告訴她情況會好起來而不是躲藏（hiding）和哭泣。故選B。
35．C
【解析】根據下文內容可知作者沒有獲獎。win贏得。故選C。
36．D
【解析】句意：如果我沒有遇到這本書。come across遇到。故選D。
37．B
【解析】根據下文“But instead，I smiled after the competition.”可知如果作者沒有遇到這本書，她一定會泄氣（discouraged）。故選B。
38．B
【解析】句意：我很高興，至少我有了舞台經驗（experience）。故選B。
39．A
【解析】句意：這些刺會讓我們勇敢（brave）和堅強。故選A。
40．C
【解析】句意：當人生給我們一個檸檬的時候，讓我們把它做成檸檬水。give給。故選C。
【備註】文章介紹作者在遇到人生的挫折後，會沮喪泄氣。後來她讀到一本書，從中她學會遇到困難要保持樂觀態度。
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