Unit 3 Under the sea language points课时作业

I. 完形填空

　　I was 23 and studying to be a teacher when friends noticed I was slurring (含糊不清地说话) my speech and losing my balance. My concentration　1　 and it felt as if my brain was slowing down.

　　I was　2　 to find an answer, and after countless tests, I was finally diagnosed (诊断) with multiple sclerosis (多发性硬化症). It was a　3　, but I was relieved finally to find out what was wrong with me.

　　Soon after my diagnosis, I decided to　4　 teaching, the only career I had ever wanted to chase. It was a destructive decision, but I couldn't see a(n)　5　. Over the next seven years, my symptoms didn't　6　, but they came and went, which is　7　 of multiple sclerosis. Eventually, I felt well enough to　8　 a job as a teaching assistant. I was glad to be back in education, but living with the　9　 meant that I was never going to realize my dream of being a teacher.

　　Then, 13 years after my　10　 diagnosis, a doctor told me that in fact I did not have multiple sclerosis. I was very 　11　. I pictured all those bed-bound years, the injections (注射), the impact on my family and　12　, and what were all the things for? I demanded answers but the doctor's replies were 　13　. He suggested that my symptoms may have been caused by a lack of vitamin D. And there was no 　14　.

　　I　15　 to the hospital, but no action was taken. I went to a lawyer, but because it was a hard case to prove, I couldn't get　16　 aid. However, accepting that my life was no longer　17　 by the illness had the biggest effect on my recovery.

　　I started the journey back to becoming a　18　 and completed a four-year Open University degree in two years. I wanted to　19　 the time I had lost in my 20s. I've just started a new job in a large primary school. I try to forget the accident. What　20　 is who I am now.

1.A.increased B.slipped C.disappeared D.lasted

2.A.worried B.thrilled C.content D.desperate

3.A.shock B.wonder C.dilemma D.mystery