题目内容：

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I used to abandon myself to despair. Last year my mother     from stroke（中风）and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world 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? Howcan 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       this 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. resulted      B. suffered    C. survived       D. escaped

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

3.A. pain          B. anxiety      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. challenge

9.A. control       B. accept      C. improve        D. avoid

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

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

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

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

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

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

16.A. figured out  B．written down C. found out     D. come across

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

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

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

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