题目内容：

That morning, I got on the train as always. I was a publishing director and was reading my newspaper ______. But that day, I read it very ______. I thought I must be tired. At the office, I sat down, turned on my  ______ and found I couldn’t read the message on the screen.

Eventually, worried_______drove me to hospital. There, confirmation came that I suffered from aphasia(失语症), a condition that______ it’s difficult or impossible to receive and produce language.

I was back at home a week later, and my _____was to get better and return to work in a couple of months. I started ____ a speech therapist(治疗专家) three times a week, and was given homework to help_______my vocabulary and grammar. After a month, my own speech became ______—“Could you pass the salt?” “Shall we go for a walk?” — but I couldn’t have a conversation. I couldn’t read the newspaper.

For 25 years, I was used to a(n) ______ day of meetings, and bringing three manuscripts home with me each night. I didn’t feel _______to say goodbye to my old self.

In the darkest months, I devoted myself to ______ I would spend hours writing a description of something________like a pencil. I couldn’t______ novels or newspapers, so I tried reading poetry, and found the shorter lines easier to ______. My speech came back, and I learned how to read again, ______ much more slowly. I spent more time with my family, and ______myself to slow down.

Now, 10 years later, my relationship with my ______is deeper than ever. We have _____ to be very patient with each other. I’m no longer a high-achieving publisher or someone who _____10 books a week. I’m a family man with aphasia, and if I read 10 books a year, that’s good.

1.A. once again    B. as usual    C. in time    D. at last

2.A. smoothly    B. patiently    C. worriedly    D. slowly

3.A. radio    B. computer    C. phone    D. typewriter

4.A. friends    B. coaches    C. colleagues    D. roommates

5.A. means    B. proves    C. explains    D. admits

6.A. discovery    B. goal    C. ability    D. reason

7.A. seeing    B. teaching    C. describing    D. greeting

8.A. receive    B. repeat    C. reunite    D. rebuild

9.A. easy    B. delightful    C. functional    D. fast

10.A. exciting    B. busy    C. interesting    D. short

11.A. afraid    B. anxious    C. ready    D. right

12.A. trying    B. preparing    C. focusing    D. asking

13.A. similar    B. strange    C. special    D. simple

14.A. produce    B. recognize    C. manage    D. arrange

15.A. create    B. understand    C. write    D. believe

16.A. since    B. though    C. unless    D. when

17.A. allowed    B. expected    C. advised    D. ordered

18.A. books    B. illness    C. doctors    D. family

19.A. decided    B. chosen    C. continued    D. learned

20.A. sells    B. delivers    C. reads    D. collects