题目内容：

I used to abandon(放弃）myself to despair（绝望）. Last year, my mother _______from a stroke(中风）and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole life turn upside down and I had no _______what I could do to help her to relieve her _______. Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.

Last month I _______a precious watch, which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt _______about the loss.

There have been many _______like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things _______I read “ If You Have a Lemon, Make a Lemonade” by American writer Dale Carnegie.

“When the wise man is handed a lemon, he says, ‘What _______can I get from this? How can I_________my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade?’” He wrote.

I suddenly ________that life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay________all the time. Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have handled things ________. When my mother was fighting for ________, I should have held her hands in mine, telling her things would get better instead of________and crying.

Several weeks ago, I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn’t ________a prize. If I had not ________the article, I would definitely have felt ________again. But instead, I smiled after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage ________.

Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns(刺) as well, but these thorns help us become ________ and strong. When life ________us a lemon, let’s try to make a lemonade.

1.A. suffered    B. defeated    C. survived    D. escaped

2.A. hope    B. wonder    C. idea    D. doubt

3.A. anxiety    B. pain    C. fear    D. pressure

4.A. received    B. sold    C. fixed    D. lost

5.A. unbelievable    B. shameful    C. angry    D. terrible

6.A. diseases    B. memories    C. incidents    D. difficulties

7.A. when    B. until    C. though    D. since

8.A. lesson    B. lemonade    C. decision    D. possibility

9.A. control    B. arrange    C. improve    D. reject

10.A. predicted    B. thought    C. discovered    D. realized

11.A. healthy    B. independent    C. severe    D. positive

12.A. exactly    B. differently    C. easily    D. practically

13.A. recovery    B. life    C. freedom    D. delight

14.A. shouting    B. hiding    C. quarreling    D. regretting

15.A. expect    B. miss    C. win    D. refuse

16.A. left out    B. made sense    C. come across    D. broken down

17.A. embarrassed    B. discouraged    C. excited    D. concerned

18.A. performance    B. experience    C. progress    D. challenge

19.A. brave    B. calm    C. great    D. clever

20.A. shows    B. makes    C. sends    D. gives