At the age of 13，I visited a doctor with my parents. As I sat in the examining chair，the doctor looked into my
31 .“She did inherit (继承) it，”he said with coldness.“You need to be prepared. There is no
32 for this disease.”
My father
33 a gene which，in most cases，results in blindness. I’d inherited the gene. He gradually
34 his eyesight and so did I. At last we were both
35 blind—he was fifty-seven years old，
36 I was only twenty-eight.
My world
37 as the darkness fell，
38 the dreams my husband and I had for us and for our three little boys. But
39 I tried to find some hope and
40 ，my eyes were opened to a new realization.
My father had
41 me not just failing eyesight，but an example of
42 in the face of hardships as well. We were all living in Bolivia in 1964 when he decided to 43 the family to America. He worked tirelessly to
44 the right of living in the US.
Alone in the States，he
45 his helplessness and lack of fluency in English. He managed to rent a small apartment，and nine months later，sent airline tickets for my mom，my brother and me.
Decades later，
46 an American citizen，I look back at what he'd shown me. He set an example proving that determination is important to success. His
47 taught me valuable lessons for my own path in the darkness.
I did the same as I stepped into a
48 world. I fulfilled (完成) my own
49 as a wife，mom，Sunday school teacher and Spanish interpreter. What I inherited from my father helped me to
50 my life in a whole new light.
| 小题1: | | A．mouth | B．eyes | C．ears | D．throat |
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| 小题2: | | A．solution | B．reason | C．excuse | D．cure |
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小题3:.
| A．carried | B．spread | C．infected | D．raised |
| 小题4: | | A．damaged | B．lost | C．recovered | D．gained |
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| 小题5: | | A．rapidly | B．nearly | C．completely | D．terribly |
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| 小题6: | | A．though | B．but | C．so | D．since |
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| 小题7: | | A．broke down | B．broke off | C．broke away | D．broke out |
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| 小题8: | | A．realizing | B．sharing | C．disturbing | D．destroying |
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| 小题9: | | A．when | B．before | C．unless | D．until |
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| 小题10: | | A．honour | B．beauty | C．strength | D．failure |
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| 小题11: | | A．handed | B．rewarded | C．given | D．taught |
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| 小题12: | | A．contribution | B．determination | C．challenge | D．honesty |
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| 小题13: | | A．move | B．settle | C．arrange | D．send |
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| 小题14: | | A．enjoy | B．declare | C．apply | D．win |
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| 小题15: | | A．accepted | B．admitted | C．overcame | D．met |
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| 小题17: | | A．knowledge | B．journey | C．situation | D．event |
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| 小题18: | | A．cruel | B．inner | C．modern | D．dark |
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| 小题19: | | A．promises | B．hopes | C．roles | D．changes |
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