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1. as if careful I was 9 years old when I found out my father was ill. It was 1994 but I can remember my mother’s words ________ it were yesterday: “Kerrel, I don’t want you to take food from your father, because he has AIDS. Be _________ when you are around him. AIDS wasn’t something we talked about in my country when I was growing up. From then on, I knew that this would be a family secret. My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived ______. For a while he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his _________ worsened. My father’s other children lived far away, so it _______ to me to look after him. alone condition fell

2. afford supplies would • We couldn’t _______ all the necessary medication for him, and because Dad was unable to work, I had not money for school_________ and often couldn’t even buy food for dinner. I ______ sit in class feeling completely lost, the teacher’s words muffled as I tried to how I was going to _______. I did not _______my burden with anyone, I had seen ______ people reacted to AIDS. Kids laughed at classmates who had parents ______ the disease. And even adults could be cruel. When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses _______ his on the bedside table even though he was too weak to ______ himself. manage share how with leave feed

3. keeping final Sad I had known that he was going to die, but after so many years of ________ his condition a secret, I was completely unprepared when he reached his ______ days. ______and hopeless, I called a woman at the nonprofit National AIDS Support. That day, she kept me on the phone for hours .I was so lucky to find someone who cared. She saved my life . • I was 15 when my father ______. He took his ______ away with him. having never spoken about AIDS to anyone, ______ me , he didn’t want to call attention to AIDS. I do. died secret even

4. Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you can _____ both at the same time. Home shopping television networks（网络） have become a way _____ many people to shop without _____having to leave their homes. Some shoppers are ______of department stores and supermarkets—_______the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes _______ slight hope of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and ________a friendly announcer describe a product ________a model shows it. And they can _______around the clock, buying something only by making a _______ call. do for ever tired fighting having watch while shop phone

5. Department stores and even mail-order companies are _______to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy _________ their own TV channels（频道）to encourage TV shopping in the future. ________ can ask questions about products and _______ orders, all through their TV sets. Will shopping by television finally take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers _______ so. Yet many people ______shopping at a ______store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to _______or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s ______specialists say that in the future, home shopping will _______together with store shopping but will never _________ replace it. eager setting up Customers place think find real touch why exist entirely completely