题目内容：

When I was three, Connie, my new sister, was born on December 17, 1993. Eleven months later, this smiling child was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL). The doctors at John Hopkins gave her an 8% ________ of survival. With the help of our ________ parents, Connie was able to fight against the disease and ________ went into remission（缓解期）. Months later, Connie had a relapse（复发）. After a (n) ________ second relapse in 1996, with a survival rate now at only 1%, the doctors ________ a bone marrow transplant（骨髓移植）was the best route to take. After ________ our blood types, the doctors found an exact ________. Me. I was honored to be able to help my sister.

After the bone marrow transplant Connie spent her summers in the neighborhood pool. She could always be ________running around the house in bathing suit. Staying in the remission for five years would mean Connie’s cancer would be ________. But before Connie could ________ year three, cancerous cells started to ________ her body once more; she relapsed.

Connie ________ during this relapse. becoming progressively ________. During the summer of 1999, she was not able to ________ in the pool or ride her bike. She spent her summer days in hospital.

When November ________ around, Connie hit rock bottom. The doctors said it was her ________. When I was nine years old, on November 19, 1999, my family and I said our goodbye to a child who did not live ________ the age of six.

Connie is a ________, to my family and me. She is a role model to people who knew her. Her bravery and courage was greater than ________ I know. Connie has taught me by example: it is hard to ________ a person who never gives up.

1.A. ability    B. risk    C. effort    D. chance

2.A. worried    B. determined    C. confused    D. exhausted

3.A. continuously    B. immediately    C. naturally    D. eventually

4.A. expecting    B. disappointing    C. experimenting    D. promising

5.A. decided    B. wondered    C. reminded    D. warned

6.A. searching    B. discussing    C. analyzing    D. learning

7.A. match    B. type    C. blood    D. method

8.A. taken    B. kept    C. found    D. stopped

9.A. treated    B. cured    C. developed    D. diagnosed

10.A. change    B. spend    C. realize    D. reach

11.A. hand over    B. get over    C. take over    D. come over

12.A. survived    B. abandoned    C. complained    D. struggled

13.A. better    B. worse    C. stronger    D. harder

14.A. run    B. jump    C. swim    D. smile

15.A. came    B. turned    C. went    D. moved

16.A. life    B. fault    C. time    D. experience

17.A. at    B. past    C. by    D. with

18.A. hero    B. sister    C. teacher    D. patient

19.A. something    B. nothing    C. none    D. anything

20.A. beat    B. win    C. challenge    D. inspire