as many normal people do.So he was__9__and didn't know what to do.

　　A__10__misfortune befell a girl，too.One night her mother，who suffered from mental illness，__11__.So her father went out looking for her mother，leaving her alone at home.She tried to prepare a__12__for her parents，only to overturn the kerosene(煤油)light on the stove，__13__in a fire which took her hands away.

　　Though her elder sister who was studying in another city showed her__14__to take care of her，she was determined to be completely__15__.At school，she always studied hard.

　　One day，the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program.They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes.The boy wrote：My younger brother's arms are my arms，__16__the girl wrote：Broken wings，flying heart.

　　Disasters can__17__at any time.How you handle misfortune when confronted with it is the true test of your character.If you choose only to complain and__18__from the ordeal(磨难)，it will always follow you wherever you go.But if you decide to be__19__，the hardship will turn out to be a(n)__20__on which new hopes will arise.

　　[语篇解读]　本文是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。文章通过讲述有同样经历的两个人的不同人生告诉我们，面对不幸，只有选择坚强和自立，才能有精彩的人生。

　　1．A.cause　　　　　　　　　 B．strength

　　C．course D．source

　　解析：句意为：这次事故夺去了他父亲的生命，父亲曾是家庭经济的主要来源。cause意为"原因"；strength意为"力气"；course意为"课程"；source意为"源头；来源"。故选D项。

　　答案：D

　　2．A.depend on B．take on

　　C．turn on D．live on

　　解析：由于失去了双臂，他不得不依靠(depend on)他的弟弟。take on意为"开始雇用"；turn on意为"打开"；live on意为"以......为食"。

　　答案：A

　　3．A.volunteer B．shadow

　　C．bodyguard D．servant

　　解析：根据该空后面的伴随状语never leaving him alone for years可知，他的弟弟一直在照顾他，所以就成了他的影子(shadow)。volunteer意为"志愿者"；bodyguard意为"保镖"；servant意为"仆人；佣人"。

　　答案：B

　　4．A.something B．nothing

C．anything D．everything