I was sleeping for over a week after a traffic accident. The only sounds that could be heard were coming from the machines that were  36   me alive.
All my family members were   37   ways to wake me up from my silence.
Greg, my brother – in – law,  38   to take some of my songs I had recently recorded to a local radio station,   39   he explained about my illness. He told them he was  40 I could hear what was going on around me and that he knew having my own songs   41   on the radio had been a huge dream of mine. This would definitely  42   me and do more than any medicine or machine could.
The radio station agreed to help and gave him a specific date and time   43  he could have a radio “  44  ” at my hospital bed. Greg’s decision had filled everyone with 45   and now the moment arrived. Nervous from expectation, all my family members  46   hands and watched over me hoping for a   47  .
The DJ made a pre – song announcement about my   48   to the general audience, and then spoke directly to me.
“Shelly, this is for you. I want you to really listen now. This is not just   49   song we’re playing, but your family’s song of hope. All of us at KKDJ wish you a speedy   50  .”

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Everyone in the room held their breath and watched  51   as the music began. Later they all witnessed the tears  52   down my pale cheeks. Though still not awake, it was obvious I heard my song.

Just a few days later, hope turned into   53  . I did in fact awake. Though not   54   unscathed (未受傷的), I did not suffer from the disabilities that had been predicted.
Hope is the part of us that makes us pick up the pieces and try again.   55   hope where would we be?
小題1:
A．keepingB．remainingC．protecting D．saving
小題2:
A．sending forB．making forC．searching for D．calling for
小題3:
A．hesitatedB．refusedC．settled D．decided
小題4:
A．whichB．thatC．where D．when
小題5:
A．sureB．absoluteC．doubtful D．determined
小題6:
A．performedB．playedC．done D．acted
小題7:
A．approachB．fetchC．spread D．reach
小題8:
A．now thatB．in thatC．so that D．such that
小題9:
A．by handB．on handC．on his hands D．at his hands
小題10:
A．amazementB．hopeC．possibilities D．scarce
小題11:
A．connectedB．combinedC．joined D．took
小題12:
A．actionB．reactionC．performance D．reflection
小題13:
A．mindB．sceneC．situation D．status
小題14:
A．Greg’sB．hisC．your D．our
小題15:
A．concertB．recoveryC．rescue D．return
小題16:
A．anxiouslyB．assuredlyC．differently D．confidently
小題17:
A．fallingB．breakingC．streaming D．putting
小題18:
A．deedsB．doubtC．practice D．reality
小題19:
A．completelyB．incompletely C．normally D．generally
小題20:
A．AtB．OfC．With D．Without

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:A
小題6:B
小題7:D
小題8:C
小題9:B
小題10:B
小題11:C
小題12:B
小題13:C
小題14:C
小題15:B
小題16:A
小題17:C
小題18:D
小題19:A
小題20:D
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B．Because the water bearer didn’t like it.
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