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For me, two of the loveliest words in English are “Life persists”.

I 41 them years ago as a college student, sitting in the library, 42 , working on a

paper. Out of nowhere , those words came 43 off the page in a quote: “In the midst of death life persists, in the midst of 44 truth persists, in the midst of darkness light persists.”

Suddenly I wasn’t unhappy and impatient any more. Then I 45 my granddad. I loved to talk with him. And I was 46 to hear what he’d think of it. He had poor hearing, so I had to __47 it a few times, but once he 48 it, he laughed. “All I can say to that is totally __49 ,”he said on the phone. I told him how glad I was, after a long winter, to finally see spring and 50 to find that quote. “Why is that?” he asked. "Well, spring is a sure 51 that life persists. And it just makes me 52 . ”

He laughed again, and then in his 53 voice, he recited for me his 54 “spring time” words: “The desert shall rejoice(高兴)，and 55 as the rose does…Even with joy and singing.”

Many years later. 56 my husband and I drove across a desert with many wildflowers and blooming cactuses(仙人掌), I could 57 hear my granddad laughing: “The desert shall rejoice."

Life persists, and so do we, in the silence of 58 and the blooming of cactuses; and in the dead of 59 and the green of spring. Spring 60 us that we’re alive forever.

41.A. looked for B. came across C. picked out D. made up

42. A. bored B. worried C. tired D. confused

43. A. running B. dancing C. rushing. D. moving

44. A. fear B. doubt C. terror D. lie

45. A. called B. visited C. consulted D. informed

46. A. patient B. confident C. upset D. desperate

47. A. copy B. print C. repeat D. recite

48. A. got B. made C. undertook D. managed

49. A. puzzlement B. excitement C. agreement D. amusement

50. A. practically B. especially C. obviously D. naturally

51. A. way B. inspiration C. mark D. sign

52. A. nervous B. energetic C. merry D. alive