When I was thirteen, one day my mom told my family that she had to tell us something. So my dad, my brother and I all sat down on the sofa to begin the discussion．You could feel the      atmosphere of the room．It was       that something was wrong．Then my mom told us that she had been diagnosed （诊断） with a very serious disease．That was when we all had a moment of       and cried．
After that my mom started the      and had to travel to the hospital every day．After a week, she began to lose her      and so she shaved it all off．My mom would always wear bright-colored scarf’s and after a while       to buy a wig （假发）．Along with losing her hair she lost all her nails．
   , I had never seen a desperate look in my mom's eye．I remember one day I went with my mom to the hospital．When we were       for her to receive the treatment, we kept telling jokes．We both burst out      from time to time．Everyone in the waiting room was so      , while we were in the middle of the room, chatting        .Neither of us cared      people thought of us．
After about a year of the treatment, and all the       , one day my mom said she wanted to tell us something important．As my mom was about to speak, a smile        on her face．At that moment I knew that it was going to be something very         . She told us that she had recovered! At that moment I         down in tears．They were tears of joy．At that moment for the first time in a very long time I had a feeling that everything was going to be      ．Now two years has passed and my mom is        of the disease．I am so happy that I have my mom with me every step of the way．My mom   （19）  me to value every moment in my life and to remain       through thick or thin．She has taught me so much and continues to teach me more．

A．tense B．calm C．friendly D．cold

A．necessary B．common C．obvious D．strange

A．regret B．anger C．sorrow D．hesitation

A．appointment B．treatment C．operation D．observation

A．hair B．weight C．energy D．hope

A．liked B．offered C．decided D．afforded

A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Finally

A．arranging B．waiting C．wishing D．preparing

A．crying B．quarreling C．talking D．laughing

A．down B．over C．out D．off

A．nervously B．curiously C．happily D．gently

A．why B．when C．where D．what

A．pain B．failure C．advice D．love

A．turned B．formed C．changed D．burst

A．attractive B．active C．exciting D．amusing

A．came B．looked C．bent D．broke

A．fair B．clear C．ready D．fine

A．free B．afraid C．aware D．sure

A．asked B．taught C．persuaded D．admitted

A．determined B．modest C．independent D．positive