1.
In the first three months, cancer patient Kelly was so distressed that he was at a loss as to how to live with his cancer.
2.
Kelly's wife did not dare to mention the word "cancer" to him because she wanted to keep his disease a secret so that her husband wouldn't lose hope of regaining his health .
3.
Tammy, Mark, and Lori didn't know their father had cancer until Kelly broke the news to them one night.
4.
When Kelly was sick, the family was badly in need of money and they had a sad Christmas that year.
5.
Kelly believed that an organization for people with incurable diseases would help them to face their illnesses and live the rest of their lives peacefully.
5.
Most of the people in Kelly's group shared the view that fatally ill people could make the rest of their lives valuable.
Multiple-choice Questions
1.
As Kelly and his wife were driving home after his treatment, both of them were silent because__________ .
A) they didn't want to make a fuss about his cancer
B) they were enjoying the beautiful views outside
C) they felt it difficult to start talking about Kelly's cancer
D) they thought keeping silent was the best way to share their feelings
2.
Kelly stopped blaming God when he realize that________.
A) it was his own responsibility to face the fact
B) his family needed his care most
C) it was his own fault to have caught this disease
D) God had made life so beautiful for everyone
3.
Kelly began to write stories because he wanted to________ .
A) earn some money to make ends meet
B) let people know cancer was not terrible
C) live a normal life with cancer
D) arouse people's compassion for cancer patients
4.
Kelly believed that cancer should be approached with openness so that________.
A) everyone else in the family could sympathize with the sick person
B) the cancer sufferers and their family could restore their emotional ties
C)a person with cancer could depend on his family to help cure his disease
D) everyone in the family would know the actual condition of his illness
5.
Kelly organized cancer sufferers to get together regularly in order to_______.
A) find out who was the sickest and needed most help
B) enjoy every moment of their life together whilst they were still alive
C) look for new ways to cure their disease
D) encourage one another to live lives as close to normal as possible