I was 9 years old when I found out my father was ilI was 9 years old when I found out my father was ill. It was 1994 but I can remember my mother’s words l. It was 1994 but I can remember my mother’s words ________ it were yesterday: “Kerrel, I don’t want you ________ it were yesterday: “Kerrel, I don’t want you to take food from your father, because he has AIDS. Bto take food from your father, because he has AIDS. Be _________ when you are around him.e _________ when you are around him.

AIDS wasn’t something we talked about in my couAIDS wasn’t something we talked about in my country when I was growing up. From then on, I knew thantry when I was growing up. From then on, I knew that this would be a family secret. My parents were not tot this would be a family secret. My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived ______. For a while gether anymore, and my dad lived ______. For a while he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his _________ worsened. My father’s other children lived _________ worsened. My father’s other children lived far away, so it _______ to me to look after him. far away, so it _______ to me to look after him.

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We couldn’t _______ all the necessary medication We couldn’t _______ all the necessary medication for him, and because Dad was unable to work, I for him, and because Dad was unable to work, I had not money for school_________ and often had not money for school_________ and often couldn’t even buy food for dinner. I ______ sit in couldn’t even buy food for dinner. I ______ sit in class feeling completely lost, the teacher’s words class feeling completely lost, the teacher’s words muffled as I tried to how I was going to _______.muffled as I tried to how I was going to _______.

I did not _______my burden with anyone, I had I did not _______my burden with anyone, I had seen ______ people reacted to AIDS. Kids laughed seen ______ people reacted to AIDS. Kids laughed at classmates who had parents ______ the disease. at classmates who had parents ______ the disease. And even adults could be cruel. When my father And even adults could be cruel. When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses _______ his was moved to the hospital, the nurses _______ his on the bedside table even though he was too weak on the bedside table even though he was too weak to ______ himself.to ______ himself.

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I had known that he was going to die, but after so I had known that he was going to die, but after so many years of ________ his condition a secret, I many years of ________ his condition a secret, I was completely unprepared when he reached his was completely unprepared when he reached his ______ days. ______and hopeless, I called a woman ______ days. ______and hopeless, I called a woman at the nonprofit National AIDS Support. That day, at the nonprofit National AIDS Support. That day, she kept me on the phone for hours .I was so lucky she kept me on the phone for hours .I was so lucky to find someone who cared. She saved my life .to find someone who cared. She saved my life .

I was 15 when my father ______. He took his I was 15 when my father ______. He took his ______ away with him. having never spoken about ______ away with him. having never spoken about AIDS to anyone, ______ me , he didn’t want to call AIDS to anyone, ______ me , he didn’t want to call attention to AIDS. I do.attention to AIDS. I do.

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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.

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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.

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