(2016·郑州市高中毕业年级第二次质量预测)
I had just started my second year studying at Cambridge University when I was faced with the news I had never expected. A lump in my neck __1__ out to be cancer. I would __2__ six months of chemotherapy (化疗).
After the shock, I was struck by this thought: my __3__ didn't have any room for cancer. I had so much I wanted to __4__ and so many goals I wanted to chase.
I was faced with the __5__ job of telling my friends and family. Then, I had to decide whether to __6__ in Cambridge and take five exams at the end of the year. My doctor __7__ against it, and so did my parents and teachers.
My doctors and teachers convinced me that taking some time off to __8__ and relax would be the best thing for me. I could not think of anything __9__. I did not want to __10__ a year of my life, receiving pity from those around me.
Together with my parents, I tried to persuade the university to __11__ me to stay at Cambridge and study only half the course. At the end of the year I would take two exams. It was really a __12__ to persuade them to agree.
Treatment began and I was up and down from Cambridge to London every other week. It made me feel __13__， but to a much lesser degree than I had expected. I was __14__ to read, eat and socialize exactly as I used to. I slept a lot and rested a lot, but I also worked hard at my studies. It gave me focus, and it also gave me purpose. Completing my __15__ at the end of term felt like a great personal victory.
I took a __16__ to continue studying while undergoing treatment, and it __17__. I was successful in my exams — and more __18__， I made a full recovery.
Every person facing a disease like cancer must make the __19__ that are right for them. I am __20__that I made the decision that was right for me.
1.A.stuck B.came
C.turned D.worked
2.A.require B.expect
C.sense D.arrange
3.A.body B.memories
C.family D.dreams
4.A.face B.achieve
C.show D.understand
5.A.necessary B.temporary
C.difficult D.disappointing
6.A.join B.treat
C.settle D.continue
7.A.fought B.advised
C.acted D.decided
8.A.recover B.exercise
C.study D.play
9.A.better B.worse
C.more D.less
10.A.save B.spend
C.take D.miss
11.A.help B.remind
C.allow D.invite
12.A.struggle B.failure
C.burden D.trouble
13.A.tired B.relaxed
C.confident D.nervous
14.A.afraid B.ready
C.able D.eager
15.A.purpose B.projects
C.treatment D.exams
16.A.rest B.risk
C.privilege D.job
17.A.ended up B.passed on
C.paid off D.broke out
18.A.clearly B.interestingly
C.specifically D.importantly
19.A.choices B.changes
C.efforts D.chances
20.A.surprised B.excited
C.determined D.proud
