I have a blind friend who lives in New York City.  41  we have never met face to face,

I have a blind friend who lives in New York City.  41  we have never met face to face, we still  42  each other frequently. She is a  43  lady and has become like a sister to me. Her   44  and enthusiastic letters always   45  my spirits and the inspiring poems she shares with the world always bring a  46  to my face. She is all the more  47  due to the fact that she lost her  48  halfway through her life. She had to  49  her career and relearn to do everything that most of us take for granted. Many would have given up after such a  50  but not her.  51  , she started a glorious new life full of award winning volunteer work. Her  52 are full of teaching English to new immigrants, giving comfort to  53   hearts, writing, serving her religious community, and helping others in  54  way she can.

   The light of my friend’s example is a beacon（灯塔） that I try to 55  as well. Whenever I feel too  56  in my own life I look at the challenges that she has 57 in hers. She may have lost her sight but she  58  lost her soul. She knows that the eyes that really see are the eyes of the heart, and she does her best every day to follow the 59 vision that they give to her. I am sure too that their eyes of the angels watching over her are always filled with tears of  60  and that their faces are always full of shining smile.

41. A. When                      B. As                          C. Since                    D. Although

42. A. call                  B. write                     C. email                     D. encourage

43. A. remarkable      B. humorous             C. funny                    D. considerate

44. A. constant          B. brief                     C. optimistic              D. beautiful

45. A. attract             B. reach                    C. improve                       D. lift

46. A. smile               B. cloud                    C. puzzle                   D. look

47. A. helpful            B. amazing                C. sensitive               D. disappointing

48. A. way                        B. parents                        C. sight                     D. heart

49. A. put off             B. depend on            C. keep on                       D. give up

50. A. loss                 B. failure                   C. break                   D. challenge

51. A. However                B. Therefore             C. Instead                        D. Then

52. A. plans              B. days                     C. ideas                    D. thoughts

53. A. feeling            B. touching               C. breaking                      D. hurting

54. A. every             B. some                   C. no                               D. possible

55. A. examine                 B. copy                     C. follow                    D. complete

56. A. cheated           B. bored                    C. nervous                       D. challenged

57. A. controlled       B. overcome             C. passed                        D. overlooked

58. A. never             B. still                        C. also                      D. already

59. A. lasting             B. caring                   C. loving                   D. continuing

60. A. pity                        B. joy                               C. sorrow                   D. surprise`

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