EversinceIwaslittleIhavehadtheloveofawholefamilywithnopiecesmissing.Allthat 21 inthebeginningof2002.
Atthattimeourfamilywas 22 tofindoutthatmygrandfatherwasfoundtohavecancer.Wedideverythingwe 23 tohelphimenjoyacomfortablestayatthehospital 24 onthedayofNovember52003hedied.
AtthattimemyparentswerevisitinghiminChicagoandmyneighborswere 25 us.Istillrememberthatdaywhenourparents 26 satallofusdownandtoldusthenews.Ifelta 27 ofemotionssuchasdepression(沮丧)lossandemptiness.IranoutsideintothecoldNovemberairandcriedsilently.
Almostayearhadpassedandwewereeatingdinneratthedinnertablewhena 28 startedabouthowwecouldhelpmakethelivesofthemanypeoplewhohavecancermore 29 .IntheendmyoldersisterMollyandIcameupwiththe 30 ideaofsellingourhoneyfromourgrandparentsinVirginia’shives.
The 31 startedfromtakingthehoneyfromourbees.Thenweputthehoneyinalargetinheaterwarmedituntilitwas 32 bottledinoneofourglassjarsandlabeled(贴标签于…)thesejars.Wedidthisallbyourselves!
Whileweweresellingitifa 33 hadaquestionwewouldtellthemtheexactsame 34 Ijusttoldyou.
Thisyearwe 35 over$9300fortheAmericanCancerSocietyandallofit 36 acampforchildrenwhohavecancer.
Iliketothinkthatourgrandfatherislooking 37 atuswithasmile.I 38 manythingsfromhimsuchastolivelifetoitsfullesttheloveofliteratureandtotakerisksinlife.
WeareputonthisEarthtodowellandto 39 thosearoundus.Wecanall 40 itifwetry.
21. A.changed B.happened C.disappointed D.developed
22. A.puzzled B.surprised C.worried D.determined
23. A.need B.should C.would D.could
24. A.and B.so C.but D.for
25. A.caringfor B.waitingfor C.callingfor D.lookingfor
26. A.shouted B.remained C.cried D.returned
27. A.sense B.mix C.sign D.flow
28. A.meeting B.quarrel C.discussion D.battle