It was a warm evening and David Fajgenbaum，the 18yearold freshman had just finished his first football practice at Georgetown University. He ____ his parents，letting them know how well things were going. ____，in a soft voice，his father said，“Son，your mom has brain cancer.” 
“I went from being happier than I'd ever been to total ____，”says David.Rushing home，he ____ he was dropping out of college to support his mother through her illness.But Anna Marie Fajgenbaum，just 52 years old，____ her son return to Georgetown. 
David threw himself into his studies and grew increasingly ____，feeling he was the only person on campus with a ____ parent. One October evening when David was home visiting，Anna Marie woke up ____.She was anxious about David and his two sisters. 
“Mom，I'm going to be ____，”David assured her.“And I'm going to help other kids cope with ____.”A smile spread ____ his mother's face. He ____ a support group called Ailing Mothers and Fathers—based on his mom's initials，AMF. 
____ Anna Marie died later that month，David started hearing from friends who'd never even known his mom was ____. Some had gone through the same experience. He invited five students who'd lost ____ or friends to his apartment to talk. They ____ to meet every other week and ____ what they were going through. They participated in the Ironman 10K for cancer research，walked to battle ALS，and ran to ____ lung cancer. 
Now the support group has 2000 ____  on 23 campuses.“This organization，” says David，“is about one thing：being there for one another. ____ I see those initials，AMF，I see my mom. I know she would like that.” 

A．called B．visited C．amazed D．challenged

A．Firstly B．Finally C．Silently D．Generally

A．failure B．embarrassment C．shock D．awareness

A．demanded B．concluded C．promised D．announced

A．insisted B．suggested C．recommended D．preferred

A．annoyed B．confused C．isolated D．pressed

A．sick B．cruel C．strict D．single

A．laughing B．weeping C．lying D．walking

A．crazy B．upset C．curious D．okay

A．loneliness B．panic C．loss D．puzzle

A．across B．beyond C．in D．from

A．tried on B．decided on C．carried on D．acted on

A．Although B．Until C．Since D．When

A．serious B．anxious C．ill D．awful

A．fathers B．relatives C．mothers D．teachers

A．agreed B．chose C．refused D．struggled

A．debate B．share C．consult D．discover

A．predict B．survive C．defeat D．prevent

A．assistants B．candidates C．applicants D．participants

A．By the time B．Every time C．Next time D．The first time