I was required to read one of Bernie Siegel’s books in college and was hooked(迷上) on his positivity from that moment on. The stories of his unconventional 1 and the exceptional patients he wrote about were so 2 to me and had such a big 3 on how I saw life from then on. Who knew that so many years later I would rely on Dr. Bernie and his CDs again to 4 my own cancer experience?
I’m an ambitious 5 , and when I started going through chemo (化疗), even though I’m a very 6 person, I lost my drive to write. One day, while waiting to go in for 7 , I had one of Dr. Bernie’s books in my hand. Another patient 8 what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me because he had one of his books with him as well. It 9 that among other things, he was an eighty-year-old writer. He was 10 a published author, and he was currently 11 on a new book.
We would see each other at various times and 12 friends. Sometimes he wore a duck hat, and I would tell myself, he was definitely a(n) 13 of Dr. Bernie. He really put a smile on my face. He unfortunately 14 last year due to his cancer, but he left a deep impression on me and gave me the 15 to pick up my pen again. I thought to myself, “If he can do it, then so can I.”
1. A. tastes B. ideas C. notes D. memories
2. A. amazing B. frustrating C. amusing D. strange
3. A. strike B. push C. challenge D. impact
4. A. learn from B. go over C. get through D. refer to
5. A. reader B. writer C. editor D. doctor
6. A. positive B. agreeable C. humorous D. honest
7. A. advice B. reference C. protection D. treatment
8. A. viewed B. knew C. noticed D. wondered
9. A. came out B. worked out C. proved out D. turned out
10. A. naturally B. merely C. hopefully D. actually
11. A. deciding B. investing C. working D. depending
12. A. became B. helped C. missed D. visited
13. A. patient B. operator C. fan D. publisher
14. A. passed away B. set off C. fell down D. showed up
15. A. trust B. inspiration C. opportunity D. guidance
