When Beverley Burdeyney turned seventy four last year, she started having problems with her _______ , notably dryness and discomfort.
"I was simply _______ a terrible experience, " Ms. Burdeyney said at her home in Toronto. "I felt so helpless and insecure because the quality of my _______ was affected. "
Ms. Burdeyney talked to some friends who had _______ problems and discovered that they were largely suffering in _______. " Nobody chooses to talk about it because it seems so _______ she said. " But more and more are suffering and lives are being _______.
Eventually, Ms. Burdeyney learned about plans for an eye research, _______ at Tel Aviv University in Israel. The research team _______ Canadian doctor Allan Slomovic, who has done__________ work on eye care using stem cells. Seeing a ray of hope, Ms. Burdeyney began raising __________ for the project with a friend, Toronto businessman Meyer Zeifman. __________ she has raised $ 110, 000 with another $40, 000 __________ .
"I'm trying to get more and more people to __________ that there are solutions(解决办法)said Ms. Burdeyney, a trained nurse who is still working as a personal trainer after __________ . "I say there is no old __________ , there's only neglect (忽视). Don't stand __________ , do something about it. "
Ms. Burdeyney __________ that she is hoping to do more for the research project. "I just want to bring __________ into people eyes and this is just the __________. There is still a long way to go"
1.A.throat | B.skin | C.lungs | D.eyes |
2.A.getting over | B.going through | C.holding on | D.passing down |
3.A.story | B.treatment | C.life | D.relationship |
4.A.similar | B.various | C.personal | D.special |
5.A.turn | B.peace | C.vain | D.silence |
6.A.unbearable | B.abnormal | C.insignificant | D.disturbing |
7.A.compromised | B.forgotten | C.substituted | D.separated |
8.A.course | B.program | C.paper | D.conference |
9.A.informed | B.doubted | C.included | D.dismissed |
10.A.part-time | B.controversial | C.voluntary | D.ground-breaking |
11.A.money | B.standards | C.awareness | D.questions |
12.A.As ever | B.So far | C.In return | D.Once again |
13.A.wasted | B.donated | C.expected | D.earned |
14.A.imagine | B.confirm | C.remember | D.understand |
15.A.retirement | B.childbirth | C.graduation | D.marriage |
16.17.A.straight | B.still | C.firm | D.alone |
18.A.commented | B.learned | C.reminded | D.added |
19.A.light | B.joy | C.color | D.beauty |
20.A.future | B.beginning | C.truth | D.meaning |