I was on a plane that was about to take off when my phone rang. I felt something ______ had happened. It was my neighbor saying I needed to get to the ______ at once. She explained that she’d ______ my two boys, George, then five, and Mickey, then four, crying. At first, she had ______ it, but when the crying continued for a long time, she ______ something was wrong. So she came round and discovered my wife, Mary, lying on the ______ floor. She had been emptying the dishwasher ______ a live wire fell and touched her.www. .com Mary was taken to hospital. When I arrived, doctors were trying to rescue her, but there was no ______. I explained to the boys that Mum had died; I felt it was important to be ______ with them. For a year I was in a suffering ______ of mind. I went through the activities of a father but inside I felt _____. www. .com Later, I felt I had to honor my love for Mary by not breaking ______. She married me because I was a ______ man and I knew I had to carry on and actively chose to swim rather than ______. We moved to another city but two years later, I was diagnosed with cancer. The anxiety that had been gone came ______ back—would my boys be left with no parents? ______, the disease was in its early stage and doctors could treat it in time. ______ everything happening to me, I realized merely thinking “why me” doesn’t ______. We have to learn to accept and adapt to the ______it has brought about. It is no use thinking about the past or being worried about the future. Instead, just focus on the ______.
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:C
小题18:D
小题19:A
小题20:C
题目分析：文章讲述作者的家庭发生了很多变故，作者没有被击垮，而是勇于适应这样的挑战和改变，作者感悟到，不要对过去遗憾和担心未来，要着眼当下。
小题1:考查形容词：A. amazing令人惊讶的，B. strange奇怪的，C. awful可怕的，D. exciting 令人兴奋的，从前面的句子：I was on a plane that was about to take off when my phone rang.可知我感到可怕的事情要发生，选C
小题2:考查名词：A. house房子，B. exit出口，C. entrance入口，D. hospital医院，从第二段的句子：Mary was taken to hospital.可知邻居让作者到医院来，选D
小题3:考查动词：A. seen看见，B. heard听见，C. recognized认出，D. sensed感觉，她解释到她听见作者的两个孩子在哭，选B
小题4:考查动词：A. ignored忽视，B. hesitated犹豫，C. imagined想象，D. confused感到困惑，从后面的转折句：but when the crying continued for a long time,可知邻居一开始忽视了，没有理会，选A
小题5:考查动词：A. wondered想知道，B. realized意识到，C. expected期待，D. predicted预测，当哭声持续了很长时间，她意识到出了什么问题，选B
小题6:考查名词：A. bathroom浴室，B. bedroom卧室，C. toilet厕所，D. kitchen厨房，从后面的句子：She had been emptying the dishwasher可知作者的妻子是洗碗盘子，应该是厨房，选D
小题7:考查连词：A. while当…时候，表示一段时间，B. when当…时候，表示时间点，C. until 直到，D. as当…时候，因为，正如，妻子刚刚洗完盘子，这时带电的电线掉下来，碰到她，选B
小题8:考查动词：A. use使用，B. doubt怀疑，C. breath 呼吸，D. point观点，从后面的句子：I explained to the boys that Mum had died可知医生在救她，但是没有用，选D
小题9:考查形容词：A. clear清楚，B. familiar熟悉的，C. strict严格的，D. pleased高兴的，从前面的句子：I explained to the boys that Mum had died可知作者认为应该对孩子坦白，选A
小题10:考查名词：A. situation 形势，B. condition 条件，C. state状态，D. occasion场合，机会，in a…state of time处于…精神状态，选C
小题11:考查名词：A. curiously好奇地，B. lonely孤单地，C. coldly冷淡地，D. lively活泼地，我完成父亲应该做的事情，但是内心觉得孤单，选B
小题12:考查词组：A.break down崩溃，B. break up分手，解体，C. break away远离， D. bteak off折断，我决定通过不要倒下纪念对玛丽的爱。选A
小题13:考查形容词：A. rich富有的，B. considerate考虑周到的，C. handsome英俊的，D. strong强大的，从后面的句子：I knew I had to carry on and actively chose to swim可知妻子嫁给他是因为他是个坚强的人，选D
小题14:考查动词：A. dive跳水，B. sink下沉，C. fall落下，D. float漂浮，我要继续积极的选择游泳而不是沉下去，选B
小题15:考查动词：A. flooding涌入，B. returning回来，C. looking看，D. calling叫，已经消失的焦虑有涌现了，选 A
小题16:考查副词：A. Gradually逐渐地，B. Hopefully有希望地，C. Thankfully感谢地，D. Eventually最后地，从后面的句子：the disease was in its early stage and doctors could treat it in time.可知是谢天谢地，癌症只是初期，选C
小题17:考查介词：A. For为了，B. As做为，C. With和D. Through通过，这是with复合结构，因为发生在我身上的事情，选C
小题18:考查动词：A. matter重要，B. affect影响，C. count 数，重要，D. help帮助，仅仅想为什么是我，是没有用的，选D
小题19:考查名词：A. changes改变，B. experiences经验，C. disabilities残疾，D. decisions决定，我们要学会适应它带来的改变，选A
小题20:考查名词：A. activity活动，B. honor荣誉，C. present礼物，D. life生活，从前面的句子：It is no use thinking about the past or being worried about the future.可知我们要着眼现在，选C