阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I used to abandon myself to despair. Last year, my mother       from a stroke and had a operation on her brain. I felt my whole life turn upside down and I had no       what I could do to help her to relieve her      . Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.
Last month I      a precious watch, which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt       about the loss.
There have been many       like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things      I read “ If You Have a Lemon, Make a Lemonade” by American writer Dale Carnegie. “When the wise man is handed a lemon, he says, ‘What      can I get from this? How can I       my situation? How can I turn this lemon into a lemonade?’” He wrote.
I suddenly      that life is full of ups and downs, so I need to stay    all the time. Now when I think of my past, I wish I could have handled things       . When my mother was fighting for      , I should have held her hands in mine, telling her things would get better instead of    and crying.
Several weeks ago, I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn’t       a prize. If I had not       the article, I would definitely have felt       again. But instead, I smiled after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage       .
Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns as well, but these thorns help us become        and strong. When life       us a lemon, let’s try to make a lemonade.

A．resulted B．suffered C．survived D．escaped

A．hope B．wonder C．idea D．doubt

A．pain B．anxiety C．fear D．pressure

A．received B．sold C．fixed D．lost

A．unbelievable B．shameful C．angry D．terrible

A．diseases B．memories C．incidents D．difficulties

A．when B．until C．though D．since

A．lesson B．lemonade C．decision D．challenge

A．control B．accept C．improve D．avoid

A．realized B．thought C．discovered D．predicted

A．healthy B．independent C．serious D．positive

A．exactly B．differently C．easily D．practically

A．recovery B．life C．freedom D．happiness

A．shouting B．hiding C．quarreling D．regretting

A．expect B．miss C．win D．refuse

A．figured out B．written down C．found out D．come across

A．embarrassed B．discouraged C．excited D．concerned

A．performance B．experience C．progress D．effect

A．brave B．calm C．great D．clever

A．shows B．makes C．gives D．Sends