I was born two months premature with underdeveloped lungs and a heart condition. The doctors said I wouldn’t live long enough to
Years went by and I was pretty much just like every other kid, though I went to the doctor once a month for
I finished all the work brought to me while I was
A.put | B.make | C.leave | D.get |
A.expect | B.tell | C.believe | D.suspect |
A.luck | B.trouble | C.regret | D.hope |
A.victim | B.survivor | C.fighter | D.patient |
A.released | B.deserted | C.protected | D.saved |
A.checkouts | B.checkups | C.callbacks | D.callins |
A.routine | B.activity | C.duty | D.business |
A.go alright | B.go downhill | C.show up | D.build up |
A.care | B.attention | C.tension | D.pain |
A.similar | B.helpful | C.effective | D.urgent |
A.try | B.admit | C.allow | D.chance |
A.way | B.desire | C.decision | D.feeling |
A.awake | B.stuck | C.sleeping | D.lying |
A.witness | B.winner | C.exception | D.servant |
A.plan | B.work | C.happen | D.continue |
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A.rainy | B.dark | C.cold | D.snowy |
A.curious | B.afraid | C.eager | D.able |
A.coat | B.bite | C.leash | D.flashlight |
A.temperature | B.condition | C.environment | D.weather |
A.method | B.path | C.plan | D.calendar |
A.check | B.forecast | C.test | D.provide |
A.removed | B.needed | C.packed | D.washed |
A.tried on | B.decided on | C.relied on | D.focused on |
A.difficult | B.ideal | C.wrong | D.safe |
A.water | B.mud | C.dust | D.frost |
A.patience | B.balance | C.distance | D.promise |
A.complained | B.smiled | C.suffered | D.doubted |
A.pre-dusk | B.mid-night | C.pre-dawn | D.post-dawn |
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A.found | B.admired | C.reflected | D.lighted |
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A.transported | B.admitted | C.introduced | D.forced |
A.teacher | B.father | C.roommate | D.doctor |
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A.promised | B.persuaded | C.allowed | D.reminded |
A.guard | B.recorder | C.reader | D.cook |
A.put off | B.ended up | C.thought of | D.felt like |
A.Still | B.So | C.Instead | D.Besides |
A.pay | B.start | C.perform | D.return |
A.recommend | B.instruct | C.accompany | D.replace |
A.crying | B.working | C.hungry | D.alone |
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A.ideas | B.goals | C.inventions | D.stories |
A.When | B.Until | C.Though | D.Unless |
A.luckiest | B.cleverest | C.warmest | D.richest |
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A.careful | B.innocent | C.energetic | D.normal |
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A.trend | B.idea | C.sense | D.secret |
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A.coffee | B.bedside | C.kitchen | D.dressing |
A.Unless | B.When | C.Though | D.Wherever |
A.asleep | B.awake | C.free | D.convenient |
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A.making up | B.cutting down | C.finding out | D.bringing in |
A.broken | B.warm | C.touched | D.cold |
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A.stop | B.leave | C.ensure | D.permit |
A.achievements | B.behavior | C.efforts | D.sadness |
A.typist | B.housewife | C.writer | D.designer |
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A.them | B.that | C.it | D.which |
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A.until | B.after | C.unless | D.if |
A.ask | B.argue | C.care | D.complain |
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