On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three, ___36___ my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it ___37___ over a fence. Chris was paralyzed(瘫痪) from the chest down, ___38___ to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of ___39___ with lots of unexpected challenges(挑战). We went from the “haves” to the “have-nots”. Or so we thought.

___40___ what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of ___41___ difficulties. We came to learn that something ___42___ could happen in a disaster. All over the world people ___43___ Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a ___44___ center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of ___45___ had been received and sorted.

As ___46___, we opened letter after letter. They gave us ___47___ and became a source of strength for us. We used them to ___48___ ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with “Funny” if we needed a ___49___, or to the “Disabled” box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or ___50___ in bed living happily and ___51___.

These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so ___52___ we offer one of them to you.

Dear Chris,

My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your___53___ accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this ___54___ challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you ___55___.

Yours Sincerely,

Nancy Reagan

36.A.since      B. before C. when  D. while

37. A. walked B. climbed      C. pulled D. jumped

38. A. able     B. unable C. suitable      D. unsuitable

39. A. disability     B. possession  C. convenience       D. experience

40. A. So       B. For     C. Or      D. Yet

41. A. sharing B. separating   C. fearing       D. exploiting

42. A. terrible B. similar       C. wonderful  D. practical

43. A. wrote for     B. cared for    C. hoped for   D. sent for

44. A. medical       B. postal  C. experimental      D. mental

45.A. news     B. paper  C. equipment  D. mail

46. A. patients       B. a family     C. nurses D. a group

47. A. effect   B. effort  C. comfort      D. explanation

48. A. encourage    B. express       C. control       D. treat

49. A. cry       B. laugh  C. chat    D. sigh

50. A. much   B. never  C. even   D. seldom

5l. A. bitterly  B. fairly  C. weakly       D. successfully

52. A. here     B. there   C. therefore    D. forward

53. A. driving B. flying C. running      D. riding

54. A. technical      B. different     C. difficult     D. valuable

55. A. nearby  B. close   C. busy   D. alive

     On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three,  36   my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it  37  over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the chest down,   38   to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of  39   with lots of unexpected challenges( 挑战). We went from the "haves" to the “have-nots". Or so we thought.

        40   what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of   41  difficulties. We came to learn that something  42   could happen in a disaster . All over the world people  43   Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a  44  center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of  45   had been received and sorted.

     As   46  , we opened letter after letter. They gave us   47   and became a source of strength for us. We used them to  48   ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a  49  , or to the "Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or  50  in bed living happily and  51  .

    These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so   52   we offer one of them to you.

Dear Chris,

      My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your  53   accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this   54   challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you   55  .

Yours Sincerely,

Nancy Reagan

36. A.since            B. before             C.  when                    D. while

37. A. walked               B. climbed            C. pulled             D. jumped

38. A. able                    B. unable              C. suitable           D. unsuitable

39. A. disability            B. possession         C. convenience      D. experience

40. A. So                      B. For                  C. Or                          D. Yet

41. A. sharing         B. separating       C. fearing                    D. exploiting

42. A. terrible               B. similar            C. wonderful        D. practical

43. A. wrote for            B. cared for           C. hoped for        D. sent for

44. A. medical              B. postal               C. experimental     D. mental

45.A. news              B. paper                    C. equipment         D. mail

46. A. patients               B. a family          C. nurses              D. a group

47. A. effect            B. effort                    C. comfort           D. explanation

48. A. encourage           B. express             C. control            D. treat

49. A. cry                 B. laugh                   C. chat                D. sigh

50. A. much           B. never              C. even                 D. seldom

51.A. bitterly           B. fairly                    C. weakly            D. successfully

52. A. here                   B. there               C. therefore          D. forward

53. A. driving               B. flying                      C. running           D. riding

54. A. technical             B. different          C. difficult                   D. valuable

55. A. nearby                B. close               C. busy                D. alive

On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three,

  36   my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it  37   over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the chest down,   38   to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of

 39   with lots of unexpected challenges(挑战). We went from the "haves" to the “have-nots". Or so we thought.

        40   what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of   41   difficulties. We came to learn that something  42  could happen in a disaster . All over the world people

  43  Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a

  44   center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of  45   had been received and sorted.

As   46  , we opened letter after letter. They gave us   47   and became a source of strength for us. We used them to  48   ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a  49  , or to the "Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or  50  in bed living happily and  51  .

     These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so   52   we offer one of them to you.

Dear Chris,

     My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your  53   accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this   54   challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you   55  .

Yours Sincerely,

Nancy Reagan

36.A.since             B. before            C.  when         D. while

37. A. walked          B. climbed          C. pulled            D. jumped

38. A. able              B. unable           C. suitable           D. unsuitable

39. A. disability         B. possession        C. convenience       D. experience

40. A. So              B. For              C. Or               D. Yet

41. A. sharing           B. separating        C. fearing            D. exploiting

42. A. terrible          B. similar          C. wonderful         D. practical

43. A. wrote for         B. cared for        C. hoped for         D. sent for

44. A. medical          B. postal           C. experimental      D. mental

45.A. news            B. paper           C. equipment        D. mail

46. A. patients          B. a family         C. nurses            D. a group

47. A. effect            B. effort            C. comfort           D. explanation

48. A. encourage        B. express           C. control            D. treat

49. A. cry              B. laugh            C. chat              D. sigh

50. A. much             B. never            C. even              D. seldom

5l. A. bitterly          B. fairly            C. weakly            D. successfully

52. A. here             B. there            C. therefore          D. forward

53. A. driving          B. flying           C. running          D. riding

54. A. technical         B. different         C. difficult           D. valuable

55. A. nearby           B. close             C. busy              D. alive

 On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three.  36   my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it   37   over a fence. Chris was paralyzed（瘫痪）from the chest down,   38   to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of   39   with lots of unexpected challenges（挑战）. We went from the “haves” to the “have-nots”. Or so we thought. 40   what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of   41   difficulties. We came to learn that something   42   could happen in a disaster. All over the world people   43   Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a   44   center in Virginia, about 35, 000 pieces of   45   had been received and sorted.

As   46  , we opened letter after letter. They gave us   47   and became a source of strength for us. We used them to   48   ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with “Funny” if we needed a   49  , or to the “Disabled” box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or   50   in bed living happily and   51  .

These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so   52   we offer one of them to you.

Dear Chris,

My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your   53   accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this   54   challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you   55  .

                                                      Yours sincerely

                                                      Nancy Reagan

On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three,   1my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it  2over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the chest down,   3to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of  4with lots of unexpected challenges( 挑战). We went from the "haves" to the “have-nots". Or so we thought.

5what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of   6difficulties. We came to learn that something  7could happen in a disaster . All over the world people   8Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a  9center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of  10had been received and sorted.

      As   11, we opened letter after letter. They gave us   12and became a source of strength for us. We used them to  13ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a  14, or to the "Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or  15in bed living happily and  16.

      These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so   17we offer one of them to you.

Dear Chris,

      My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your  18accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this   19challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you   20.

Yours Sincerely,

Nancy Reagan

1.A.since               B. before           C. when                 D. while

2.A. walked             B. climbed         C. pulled               D. jumped

3.A. able              B. unable               C. suitable             D. unsuitable

4.A. disability             B. possession           C. convenience          D. experience

5.A. So                 B. For                  C. Or                   D. Yet

6.A. sharing           B. separating           C. fearing              D. exploiting

7.A. terrible          B. similar              C. wonderful            D. practical

8.A. wrote for         B. cared for            C. hoped for            D. sent for

9.A. medical            B. postal               C. experimental         D. mental

10.A. news              B. paper           C. equipment            D. mail

11.A. patients              B. a family             C. nurses               D. a group

12.A. effect                B. effort               C. comfort              D. explanation

13.A. encourage        B. express              C. control              D. treat

14.A. cry              B. laugh                C. chat                 D. sigh

15.A. much             B. never                C. even                 D. seldom

16.A. bitterly              B. fairly               C. weakly               D. successfully

17.A. here             B. there                C. therefore            D. forward

18.A. driving          B. flying               C. running              D. riding

19.A. technical             B. different            C. difficult           D. valuable

20.A. nearby           B. close                C. busy            D. alive