For five years，she had fought against breast cancer.Her death had been a__3__I knew but was never__4__prepared for.I didn't scream or__5__，only stared in shock at myself in the mirror and thought，"You have no__6__．"

　　Then I realized I hadn't given my mum her Christmas present-a small card，which I had labeled (标注) "Sweet Dreams"．Now she would never__7__it.My dad dressed her in new clothes and placed the__8__in her hand.

　　For years，I had been imagining that she would walk through the door every time I__9__the key in the lock.In this imagination，she was never thin or__10__or walking with a cane (拐杖)．She would fly back into my life with shiny hair and a wide smile.Inside，I never stopped__11__her.

　　In the eighth grade，I became the valedictorian (致告别词的学生代表) of my__12__．My dad stopped by to__13__the graduation rehearsal (排练)．As I stood on the stage and read my speech，I looked out into the__14__．

　　Among my classmates，I saw my dad__15__but there were tears in his eyes.When I__16__and turned to go off the stage，I looked again but he had__17__．He told me later that he was so__18__but heartbroken because my mother couldn't be there.

　　Dad always said how badly my mum had wanted to watch me__19__．He would say that she was watching over us in heaven. Still，I like to __20__ that my mum can see these moments of my life now.

　　【语篇解读】　作者的母亲虽然去世了，但作者依然觉得她在天堂关注着他的成长。

　　1．A.but B．and

　　C．till D．though

　　解析：由此空前后两句为并列关系可知答案选B。

　　答案：B

　　2．A.dead B．sick

　　C．asleep D．alone

　　解析：由上文"discovered she was not breathing"可知，作者的母亲去世了。

　　答案：A

　　3．A.question B．goal

　　C．rule D．fact

　　解析：由上文"For five years，she had fought against breast cancer"可知，作者早已料到会有这样一个事实。

　　答案：D

　　4．A.skillfully B．patiently

　　C．fully D．carefully

　　解析：虽然作者早已料到结果，但对此仍然没有充分的准备。

　　答案：C

　　5．A.fight B．leave

C．fail D．cry