专题升级训练九 完形填空(一)
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It was a warm evening and David Fajgenbaum，the 18yearold freshman had just finished his first football practice at Georgetown University.He __1__ his parents，letting them know how well things were going.__2__，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 __3__，”says David.Rushing home，he __4__ he was dropping out of college to support his mother through her illness.But Anna Marie Fajgenbaum，just 52 years old，__5__ her son return to Georgetown.
David threw himself into his studies and grew increasingly __6__，feeling he was the only person on campus with a __7__ parent.One October evening when David was home visiting，Anna Marie woke up __8__.She was anxious about David and his two sisters.
“Mom，I'm going to be __9__，”David assured her.“And I'm going to help other kids cope with __10__.”A smile spread __11__ his mother's face.He __12__ a support group called Ailing Mothers and Fathers—based on his mom's initials，AMF.
__13__ Anna Marie died later that month，David started hearing from friends who'd never even known his mom was __14__.Some had gone through the same experience.He invited five students who'd lost __15__ or friends to his apartment to talk.They __16__ to meet every other week and __17__ what they were going
