telling me that my aunt had cancer __10__ she had already improved health.All I could think was:Not again!
I __11__ to my mum, and she said,"I know.I'm __12__, too."I opened my mouth to shout.And then she added, "I'm so angry with Steve that he had to __13__ through all this on his own."Hearing my mum's words, I shut up my mouth.I has been so __14__ on myself.I hadn't thought about __15__ Steve was going through.That dog was his baby.He'd had her for longer than he'd had us - and he had to make the decision to __16__ her life, and then kept in silence for an entire __17__.All my anger melted away, and all I felt was __18__.
It makes me realize that we focus so much on ourselves that we __19__ the pain of others.At that moment, my mum's words were an incredible __20__ that I'll never forget.
1. A.lazy B. lonely
C. painful D. shameful
2. A.would B. should
C. might D. could
3. A.walk B. step
C. foot D. breath
4. A.tool B. toy
C. baby D. pet
5. A.plan B. accident
C. anecdote D. truth
6. A.lied B. waited
C. reflected D. hesitated
7. A.still B. once
C. even D. never
8. A.facts B. opinions
C. thoughts D. doubts
9. A.story B. secret
C. habit D. hobby
10. A.until B. before
C. while D. after
11. A.adjusted B. turned
C. contributed D. related
12. A.angry B. shocked
C. guilty D. abused
13. A.break B. go
C. look D. push
14. A.focused B. hooked
C. dependent D. hard