题目内容：

In 1975, when I was fifteen, my grandmother suffered a terrible disease and died. ______ my memories of her are still vivid. I ______ her telling me stories, kissing me ______ and whispering just before I fell asleep: “Good night, darling.”

She ______ tell me many stories. I felt the sadness and ______ when she told about her only son being ______ missing in an action after D-day (诺曼底登陆). I felt the ______ a wife felt as throat cancer robbed her beloved husband of speech and ______ of life. Grandma never cried when telling these stories. She told them straight out, quietly and afterward, she always ______ a long, deep sigh and said, “Oh, kid, it’s a great life if you don’t weaken.”

A few years ago, my life took a stressful turn and ______ enough, I found my grandma and her stories frequently ______ my mind. I realized then ______ she had not left me any keepsake (纪念品), she had left me the greatest ______ —her strength, her perseverance, and her courage to face life head-on. She gave me the ______ I lacked. Grandma could ______ the difficulties of her life, and I knew I could, too.

Often at ______ now, I tell my daughter stories. We laugh and sigh, and occasionally a tear falls. Then just ______ my child’s eyelids begin to drop and her breathing becomes ______, I lean over and ______ my lips against her cheek. And I hear a ______ in the darkness whispering with me, “Good night, darling.”

1.A. Or    B. Then    C. But    D. So

2.A. remember    B. appreciate    C. enjoy    D. admire

3.A. carefully    B. gently    C. hardly    D. kindly

4.A. would    B. could    C. should    D. might

5.A. loneliness    B. silliness    C. tiredness    D. helplessness

6.A. declared    B. suspected    C. reminded    D. informed

7.A. anger    B. apology    C. sorrow    D. shame

8.A. reasonably    B. eventually    C. considerably    D. painfully

9.A. set out    B. set down    C. let down    D. let out

10.A. peacefully    B. hopefully    C. comfortably    D. curiously

11.A. occurring    B. reading    C. occupying    D. understanding

12.A. although    B. since    C. that    D. unless

13.A. item    B. gift    C. story    D. time

14.A. force    B. will    C. energy    D. freedom

15.A. look through    B. go through    C. sec through    D. gel through

16.A. mealtime    B. suppertime    C. bedtime    D. lunchtime

17.A. as    B. while    C. before    D. until

18.A. hard    B. rough    C. tough    D. soft

19.A. turn    B. pull    C. press    D. lift

20.A. sound    B. voice    C. figure    D. man