问题详情：
I used to abandon myself to despair. Last year my mother 21 from stroke（中风）and
had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no 22 what
I could do to help her to relieve her 23 . Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.
Last month I 24 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 25 about the loss.
There have been many 26 like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things 27 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 28 can I get from this? How can I 29 my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade？’”he wrote.
I suddenly 30 that life is full of ups and downs，so I need to stay 31 all the time.
Now when I think of my past，I wish I could have handled things 32 ．When my mother was
fighting for 33 ，I should have held her hands in mine，telling her things would get better
instead of 34 and crying.
Several weeks ago，I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn't 35 a prize. If
I had not 36 this article，I would definitely have felt 37 again. But instead，I smiled
after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage 38 ．
Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns（刺）as well，but these thorns help us
Become 39 and strong. When life 40 us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
21．A. resulted B. suffered C. survived D. escaped
22. A. hope B. wonder C. idea D. doubt
23. A. pain B. anxiety C. fear D. pressure
24. A. received B. sold C. fixed D. lost
25. A. unbelievable B. shameful C. angry D. terrible
26. A. diseases B. memories C. incidents D. difficulties
27. A. when B. until C. though D. since
28. A. lesson B. lemonade C. decision D. challenge
29. A. control B. accept C. improve D. avoid
30. A. realized B. thought C. discovered D. predicted
31 ．A. healthy B. independent C. serious D. positive
32. A. exactly B. differently C. easily D. practically
33. A. recovery B. life C. freedom D. happiness
34 . A. shouting B．hiding C. quarreling D. regretting
35. A. expect B. miss C. win D. refuse
36. A. figured out B．written down C. found out D. come across
37．A. embarrassed B. discouraged C．excited D. concerned
38．A. performance B．experience C．progress D. effect
39. A. brave B. calm C. great D. clever
40. A. shows B. makes C. gives D. sends
【回答】
21．B
【解析】句意：我妈妈得了中风。suffer from遭受，患病。故选B。
22．C
【解析】句意：我不知道怎么帮助她缓解痛苦。have no idea不知道。故选C。
23．A
【解析】根据上文“Last year my mother _____ from stroke(中风)”可知作者的妈妈中风很痛苦（pain）。故选A。
24．D
【解析】根据下文“I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt _____about the loss.”可知作者丢了一个珍贵的表。lose丢失。故选D。
25．D
【解析】根据上文“I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights”可知作者感觉很糟糕（terrible）。故选D。
26．C
【解析】根据上文可知作者的妈妈得病，自己又失去手表，这些都是人生中发生的事件（incidents）。故选C。
27．B
【解析】句意：我从不知道怎么处理这样困难的事情，直到我读了“If You Have a Lemon，Make a Lemonade”。和never搭配用until“直到…才”。故选B。
28．A
【解析】句意：我可以从中学到什么道理？lesson道理。故选A。
29．C
【解析】句意：我怎么改善我的形势？improve提高，改善。故选C。
30．A
【解析】句意：我突然意识到人生就是充满了起起伏伏。realize意识到。故选A。
31．D
【解析】根据上文“I suddenly _____that life is full of ups and downs”可知我们要一直保持积极（positive）。故选D。
32．B
【解析】根据下文“When my mother was fighting for _____，I should have held her hands in mine，”可知作者希望自己过去用不同的方法处理问题。differently不同地。故选B。
33．A
【解析】根据上文可知作者的妈妈中风，需要和努力康复（recovery）。故选A。
34．B
【解析】我应该抓住她的手，告诉她情况会好起来而不是躲藏（hiding）和哭泣。故选B。
35．C
【解析】根据下文内容可知作者没有获奖。win赢得。故选C。
36．D
【解析】句意：如果我没有遇到这本书。come across遇到。故选D。
37．B
【解析】根据下文“But instead，I smiled after the competition.”可知如果作者没有遇到这本书，她一定会泄气（discouraged）。故选B。
38．B
【解析】句意：我很高兴，至少我有了舞台经验（experience）。故选B。
39．A
【解析】句意：这些刺会让我们勇敢（brave）和坚强。故选A。
40．C
【解析】句意：当人生给我们一个柠檬的时候，让我们把它做成柠檬水。give给。故选C。
【备注】文章介绍作者在遇到人生的挫折后，会沮丧泄气。后来她读到一本书，从中她学会遇到困难要保持乐观态度。
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