My great Grandma was beautiful both in appearance and in mind．She lived   1   two World Wars and the Great Depression．During the eleven years, I received the    2   of determination, faith and love．

Grandma lost her leg at eighty-three   3   poor circulation（血液循环） and was told she would be in a   4   the rest of her life．The doctors were   5   when she left the hospital with a wooden walking stick．

In 1982 she suffered from   6   failure．When in hospital, she wasn’t   7   to meet anyone．Grandma became very   8   and refused to eat until she saw her   9  ．We all had received   10   filled with passages of jokes and stories from her as babies．When we saw Grandma, she gave us all $5．With the help of our parents we   11   new books for her to inscribe （题词）．None   12   her to be able to sign them all before she died．

      13  , we didn’t realize that we all underestimated（低估）her courage and strength 14   she gave them to us filled with   15   poems．

       Many years before Grandma’s death she said she would die on a   16   so she could meet her Lord when he wasn’t so   17  ．She had a severe heart attack on Thursday but endured （忍受） eight heart attacks between Friday and Sunday morning when she finally went to meet her Lord   18  ．

I believe the few short years I spent with her helped me to be strong during the   19   times．The constant love, laughter and   20   from Grandma are what I remember most from a woman facing difficulties with smiles on her face and her head held high．

1． A． at                         B． on                 C． through        D． for

2． A． promises               B． gifts               C． plans             D． invitations

3． A． apart from             B． but for           C． except for      D． due to

4． A． wheelchair            B． house             C． hospital          D． bed

5． A． embarrassed          B． bored             C． astonished      D． scared

6． A． arm                      B． heart              C． knee              D． face

7． A． warned                 B． advised          C． encouraged    D． allowed

8． A． upset                    B． gentle             C． mad               D． polite

9． A． daughters              B． sons                     C． grandchildren D． friends

10． A． books                 B． films              C． reports           D． tickets

11． A． carried                B． stored            C． borrowed              D． bought

12． A． expected             B． persuaded       C． promised        D． ordered

13． A． Therefore           B． Otherwise      C． Besides        D． However

14． A． when                  B． until        C． before            D． after

15． A． spoken                B． written           C． typed             D． posted

16． A． Thursday            B． Saturday        C． Sunday          D． Friday

17． A． lazy                    B． sleepy            C． free               D． busy

18． A． unfortunately       B． curiously        C． happily           D． sadly

19． A． difficult              B． unique            C． wonderful      D． common

20． A． survival               B． courage        C． luck               D． fear