I used to abandon myself to despair．Last year my mother（41）___from a stroke（中风） and had had an operation on her brain．I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no（42）___what I could do to help her to relieve her（43）___．Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone．

Last month I（44）___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（45）___ about the loss．

There have been many（46）___like these in my life．I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things（47）___I read“If You Have a Lemon．Make a Lemonade”by American writer Dale Caenegic．

“When the wise man is handed a lemon，he says，‘What （48）___can I get from this？How can I（49）___ my situation？How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade？’”he wrote．

I suddenly（50）___that life is full of ups and downs，so I need to stay（51）___ all the time．Now when I think of my past，I wish I could have handle things （52）___．When my mother was fighting for（53）___，I should have held her hands in mine，telling her things would get better instead of （54）___and crying．

Several weeks ago，I took part in a campus singing competition．I didn’t （55）___a prize．If I had not（56）___ this article，I would definitely have felt（57）___ again．But instead，I smiled after the competition．I was happy that at least I had got some stage （58）___．

Life is not a bed of roses．There are throns （刺）as well，but these thorns help us become （59）___and strong．When life（60）___us a lesson．Let’s try to make a lemonade．

41．A．resulted B．suffered C．survived D．escaped

42．A．hope B．wonder C．idea D．doubt

43．A．pain B．anxiety C．fear D．pressure

44．A．received B．sold C．fixed D．lost

45．A．unbelievable B．shameful