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(2015·江苏卷)
i was required to read one of bernie siegel's books in college and was hooked on his positivity from that moment on. the stories of his unconventional __1__ and the exceptional patients he wrote about were so __2__ to me and had such a big __3__ on how i saw life from then on. who knew that so many years later i would look to dr. bernie and his cds again to __4__ my own cancer experience?
i'm an ambitious __5__， and when i started going through chemo (化疗), even though i'm a very __6__ person, i lost my drive to write. i was just too tired and not in the __7__. one day, while waiting to go in for __8__， i had one of dr. bernie's books in my hand. another patient __9__ what i was reading and struck up a conversation with me __10__ he had one of his books with him as well. it __11__ that among other things, he was an eighty－year－old writer. he was __12__ a published author, and he was currently __13__ on a new book.
we would see each other at various times and __14__ friends. sometimes he wore a duck hat, and i would tell myself, he was definitely a(n) __15__ of dr. bernie. he really put a __16__ on my face. he unfortunately __17__ last year due to his cancer, __18__ he left a deep impression on me and gave me the __19__ to pick up my pen again. i __20__ to myself, “if he can do it, then so can i．”
1．a.tastes b．ideas
c．notes d．memories
2．a.amazing b．shocking
c．amusing d．strange
3．a.strike b．push
c．challenge d．impact
4．a.learn from b．go over
c．get through d．refer to
5．a.reader b．writer
c．editor d．doctor
6．a.positive b．agreeable
c．humorous d．honest
7．a.mood b．position
c．state d．way
8．a.advice b．reference
c．protection d．treatment
9．a.viewed b．knew
c．noticed d．wondered
10．a.while b．because
c．although d．providing
11．a.came out b．worked out
c．proved out d．turned out
12．a.naturally b．merely
