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阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 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。 That morning, I got the train as always. I was a publishing director and was looking forward to embracing a new day of work, as usual. I would always turn to the crossword (纵横填字游戏), but that day it didn't make sense. I'd been doing it for 30-old years, but trying to read this one was like walking through syrup (糖浆)：1 slow and hard. I thought I must be tired. I said to my assistant. The 2 colleague contacted my wife, Beth, and she drove me straight to hospital. There, confirmation came that I'd had a stroke in the part of my brain that 3 with communication. I was now in a condition that means it's difficult or4 to receive and produce language. It was the only time I cried. I was back at home a week later, and my goal was to get better and return to work in a couple of months. The way to 5 my language ability was rough. I'd look at simple pictures and try to describe them as my mind 6 round and round in the darkness, looking for words. As the months passed, it became self-evident that I wasn't going to be able to go back to my old job. For 25 years, I had 7 myself as a publisher. I was used to a busy day of meetings. I didn't feel ready to say goodbye to my old self. There were times when I felt incredibly 8 . In the darkest months I devoted myself to9 . I couldn't manage novels or newspapers, 10 I tried reading poetry, and found the shorter lines less overwhelming. My speech came back, and I learned how to read again, though much more slowly. I also learned the 11 to keep up. I allowed myself to slow down, and started to enjoy it. 12 , I get rid of my old skin. I grieved the past, its passing and its absence, and started to come to terms 13 it. Now, 10 years later, I look after my grandson a day a week, and my relationship with my family is deeper than ever. If you'd asked me 15 years ago to 14 the importance of the things in my life I might have said work, but now I'm no longer a high-achieving publisher or someone who reads 10 books a week. I'm a 15 man, and if I read 10 books a year, that's pretty good. （1） A .  temporarily B .  scarcely C .  unbelievably D .  mildly （2） A .  curious B .  reserved C .  casual D .  concerned （3） A .  messes B .  deals C .  identifies D .  cooperates （4） A .  practical B .  absurd C .  impossible D .  innocent （5） A .  gaining B .  rebuilding C .  revealing D .  improving （6） A .  slipped B .  doubted C .  wandered D .  fled （7） A .  informed B .  evaluated C .  reflected D .  defined （8） A .  angry B .  cautious C .  awesome D .  merciless （9） A .  speaking B .  trying C .  writing D .  managing （10） A .  since B .  until C .  so D .  as （11） A .  favor B .  patience C .  sympathy D .  comfort （12） A .  Gradually B .  Hopefully C .  Narrowly D .  Annually （13） A .  above B .  with C .  beyond D .  below （14） A .  arrange B .  compare C .  rank D .  declare （15） A .  genius B .  community C .  dignity D .  family 答案：（1）C；（2）D；（3）B；（4）C；（5）B；（6）C；（7）D；（8）A；（9）B；（10）C；（11）B；（12）A；（13）B；（14）C；（15）D；

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