the family.Since then, he has had to __1__ the arms of his younger brother.To look after him, his younger brother never __2__ him alone for years.Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do __3__.

　　One late night, he suffered from diarrhea (腹泻) and had to __4__ his younger brother, who __5__ him to the toilet and then went back to the dorm to wait.But being so __6__， his younger brother fell asleep, leaving him in the toilet for two hours.__7__ the two brothers grew up together, they had their problems and they would often __8__.Then one day, his younger brother wanted to live __9__ from him, living his own life, as many normal people do.So he was __10__ and didn't know what to do.

　　A similar misfortune befell (发生在) a girl, too.One night her mother, suffering from mental illness __11__.So her father went out looking for her mother, leaving her alone at home.She tried to prepare meals for her parents, only to __12__ the kerosene (煤油) light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.Though her elder sister studying in another city showed her __13__ to take care of her, she was determined to be completely independent.At school, she always __14__ hard.Most of all she learned to be __15__.Once she wrote the following in her composition，"I am lucky.Though I lost my hands, I still have legs; I am lucky.Though my wings are broken, my heart can still fly."

　　They had both endured the same suffering, but their different __16__ determined the nature of their lives.Life is __17__.How you __18__ misfortune when meeting with it is the true test of your character.If you choose only to __19__ and escape from the suffering, it will always follow you wherever you go.But if you decide to be __20__， the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.

　　语篇解读：本文讲述了两个经历了同样磨难的人由于对其采取不同的态度，从而过着两种截然不同的生活的故事。

　　1．A.take over　　　　　　　 B．depend on

　　C．look after D．care for

　　解析：选B　由上文可知，他在事故中失去了双臂，因此要依靠(depend on)他弟弟的手臂。

　　2．A.took B．made

　　C．left D．brought

　　解析：选C　为了照顾好他，弟弟从来不单独留下他一个人。leave sb.alone"不管某人"。

　　3．A.anything B．something

　　C．nothing D．everything

　　解析：选A　从上下文可以看出，他除了用脚趾头写字，其他任何事情都不能做，因此用anything。

4．A.pick up B．take up