thankful for is quite different than the average things. Most people think because I am sick I don't have much to be thankful for, but they're wrong.

　　From an outsider view, they don't see what a teenager with multiple life­threatening and rare diseases has to be thankful for. Since I got sick a few years ago, I have learned to love and value every minute of my life because I never know what is coming next.

　　Without you I wouldn't have that. I would probably still be a stupid teenager who thinks she is invincible (不可战胜的) without a fear in the world. Since you came along I have learned to love the good, the bad and the ugly in life. I have learned my family will stick by me when the going gets tough. They have helped me fight you day in and day out. Having a strong family unit is important in my battle against you and I am so thankful that I have been given people who want to help me fight you.

　　Since you came along I have learned the importance of one simple text from a friend offering support and love. You've shown me the power of prayer from friends and even complete strangers. Life is a miracle. As a matter of fact, today is a miracle.

　　I wouldn't be alive without feeding tubes, surgeons, nurses, doctors and all the other things that keep me alive. Yet I have learned that even with all these things I am still beautiful no matter what scars make a road map on my body.

　　语篇解读：本文讲述了作者身患疾病后的一些感悟。作者对生活仍能抱有感恩之心，不怨天尤人。字里行间感人至深。

　　4．It can be inferred that Gastroparesis ________.

　　A．is a rare disease

　　B．is a kind of useful medicine

　　C．is a person who helps to fight against a disease

　　D．is among the things that differ from common ones

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第三段中"From an outsider view ... diseases has to be thankful for."可推知，Gastroparesis是某种疾病(胃瘫)，故选择A项。

　　5．What does the underlined word "that" refer to?

　　A．The prediction about her future.

　　B．The misery caused by a disease.

　　C．The appreciation for many things.

　　D．The knowledge of the value of her life.

　　解析：选D　代词指代题。根据第三段中"I have learned to love and value every minute of my life because I never know what is coming next."可知D项正确。

　　6．Before suffering from the disease, the author ________.

A．refused to show love to anyone else