完形填空。 I can honestly say it was the best of times and the worst of times. I was joyfully expecting my first child at the same time that my mother was 1 her battle with a brain tumor (瘤). For ten years, my fiercely independent and 2 mother had fought, but none of the treatments had been successful. 3 , she never lost her ability to smile. But now, finally, she became totally 4 -unable to speak, walk, eat or dress on her own. As she grew closer and closer to death, my 5 grew closer and closer to life inside me. My biggest 6 was that their lives would never connect. I was sad not only at the 7 loss of my mother, but that she and my baby would never know each other. Her doctor did not 8 any hope; they told us her time was up. We brought Mother 9 to her own bed in her own house. As 10 as I could, I sat beside her and talked to her about the baby moving inside me. On February 3, 989, at about the same time my labor (分娩) 11 , Mother opened her eyes. When they told me this at the 12 , I called her home, 'Mom, listen. The baby is coming! You're going to have a new grandchild!' 'Yes! Yes! I know!' Four beautiful words! The first 13 words she'd spoken in months! When I 14 again an hour later, the nurse at her house told the 15 message: Mom sat up, smiling, with her oxygen tubes removed. When I brought Jacob home. Mom was sitting in her chair and 16 to welcome him. Tears of joy blocked my vision as I 17 my son in her arms and she clucked (发出咯咯声) at him. They 18 . Then she quietly clipped hack into a coma (昏迷) and 19 peacefully. Memories of my son's birth will always be 20 for me, but it was then that I learned love has the power to overcome any worries and any sorrow. And love can last forever. (     )1. A.attending (     )2. A.courageous (     )3. A.So (     )4. A.tired (     )5. A.sorrow (     )6. A.problem (     )7. A.coming (     )8. A.admit (     )9. A.up (     )10. A.soon (     )11. A.started (     )12. A.office (     )13. A, common (     )14. A.got up (     )15. A.impossible (     )16. A.likely (     )17. A. hugged (     )18. A.joined (     )19. A.passed away (     )20. A.proud B. losing B. interesting B. Again B. blind B. love B. dream B. disappearing B. hold B. away B. fast B. failed B. hospital B. caring B. woke up B. possible B. ready B. threw B. knew B. turned over B. frightening C. defending C. funny C. Instead C.  disabled C. baby C. surprise C. falling C. drop C. about C. early C. ended C. house C. clear C. called up C. necessary C. free C. took C. nodded C. settled down C. bittersweet D. defeating D. lucky D. Still D. depressed D. body D. fear D. unexpecting D. permit D. home D. often D. continued D. station D. correct D. looked up D. terrible D. nervous D. laid D. cried D. gave out D. exciting