【題目】When I was younger, I was addicted to the stories in magic books, and I thirstily___them. And like most of the___of these stories I secretly wished for magical power for myself. I wanted to be able to___make my pain disappear, to make my___go away, and to have power over this world that so often has___over us.
__I got older, however, I realized that there was no such thing as magic and the___reality of life set in. I struggled through a long period of___. I had daily pain from a back injury that never healed right. I felt sadness and___when both of my sons were diagnosed____Autism. I still sometimes daydreamed about magic but in time even that____.
Then one day I began to____that a different kind of magic called LOVE grew stronger in my heart, soul and____day by day. This magic connected me to my own best self and to all of____souls in this world. It didn’t make me____my poverty but it made every day of my life____. It didn’t make my back pain go away but it helped me____it so much better. It didn’t cure my____Autism but it helped me see their beautiful,____, eternal, and joyful souls.
There is such a thing as magic in each one of us in this world. This magic is called LOVE. May you choose it, share it, and____in it every single day of your life.
【1】A. obtained B. found C. read D. acquired
【2】A. parents B. readers C. authors D. children
【3】A. magically B. carefully C. doubtfully D. actually
【4】A. changes B. problems C. efforts D. attempts
【5】A. chance B. interest C. power D. responsibility
【6】A. As B. While C. Since D. If
【7】A. peaceful B. imaginable C. unrealized D. competitive
【8】A. poverty B. happiness C. safety D. hesitation
【9】A. sorrow B. joy C. determination D. impatience
【10】A. by B. with C. to D. on
【11】A. got away B. put away C. gave away D. faded away
【12】A. predict B. discover C. observe D. suspect
【13】A. mind B. blood C. spirit D. belief
【14】A. the others B. the rest C. the other D. any other
【15】A. take charge of B. get rid of C. make use of D. have command of
【16】A. busier B. poorer C. happier D. luckier
【17】A. lay out B. make up C. take off D. deal with
【18】A. parents’ B. sons’ C. daughters’ D. students’
【19】A. painful B. useful C. loving D. wonderful
【20】A. take B. exist C. live D. give