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题组层级快练(五) Ⅰ.完形填空 I once had a friend that was diagnosed with terminal cancer. And the news that he might only ___1___ up to six months was a great ___2___ to him. It was also amazing to his family, his wife and his friends. In spite of the serious illness, he was initially determined to look for all ___3___ treatments that might cure his disease or ___4___ his life. I think that you tend to look for every possible way in the hope of saving your life, ___5___ you find yourself in such situations. ___6___, as months went on, his health grew worse. However, I ___7___ a change in attitude that came over him. He ___8___ to be a person with a cheerful personality, and he took ___9___ in God. His talks focused on others rather than himself, and he spoke of the afterlife, believing that his ___10___ parents were waiting for him in heaven. During the ___11___ few months of his life, he was cared for ___12___ by his family who looked after his emotional needs ___13___ his physical needs, and workers from a local hospital came to the home to ___14___ his medicine according to his disease and provide any other ___15___ support. He didn’t complain his fate treated him ___16___. Indeed, one might think why God ___17___ death and suffering in our world, but for me, such experiences taught me to value family ___18___. You often can’t learn the important ___19___ in comfort, and perhaps, only in such a(n) ___20___ experience can you be aware of the greatest and final gift. | 
