Question

When I was in junior high school, darkness began filling my mind. I don’t know the reason why it began. All I know is that I started  f 1. hopeless and worthless. I hid in my room, staring out of the window, thinking about all my2.(失败). I even questioned whether being3. (活着) was worthwhile. My dark mood wasn’t constant. It would fade at t 4., but it always returned.

It was my parents and my friends that helped me ge5. the dark mood. At the beginning when I was depressed, I was6.(尴尬) to tell anyone. I didn’t want to seem weak or needy. But later I found that when I told my friends my feelings, they never laughed at me. On the7., they supported and encouraged me. So remember: no one can face depression a 8.. If you’re depressed, find someone — a friend, parent or teacher — and tell them your feelings. Consider9. a doctor or psychologist, if it is getting worse.

In fact, t 10. depression affects many people all over the world, treatments are available and can bring hope and joy back into their life.

Answer

1.feeling

2.failures

3.alive

4.times

5.over

6.embarrassed

7.contrary

8.alone

9.seeing

10.Though

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇哲理性的文章，讲述了“我”在上初中时时常陷入沮丧，在告诉家人朋友自己沮丧的原因后，他们支持并鼓励我。没有人能独自面对沮丧，和其他人一起分担，生活才会重新变得充满欢笑和希望。

1.feeling。feel:及物动词，感觉。固定搭配start doing sth. feel变为feeling。句意：我知道的就是我开始感到无助和没有价值。故填feeling。

2.failures。failures：可数名词，失败的事。句意：我躲在我的房间里，盯着窗外，想着我的失败的事情。故填Failures.

3.alive。alive: 形容词，活着的，有生气的。句意：我甚至怀疑活着是否还有价值。故填alive。

4.times。at times：有时；偶尔。句意：这种悲观的想法有时渐渐逝去，它总是会被想起。故填times。

5.over。get over:克服；恢复；熬过。句意：正是我的父母和朋友帮助我克服了这种悲观的想法。故填over。

6.embarrassed。embarrassed：感到尴尬的。embarrassing:令人尴尬的。句意：刚开始当我沮丧时，我觉得告诉别人很尴尬。故填embarrassed。

7.contrary。on the contrary:相反的。由上文可知朋友们没有嘲笑“我”。句意：相反，他们支持并且鼓励我。故填contrary。

8.alone。alone:副词，单独地；独自地。有朋友的支持帮助和独自一人面对困难形成对比。句意：记住没人能独自一人面对沮丧。故填alone。

9.seeing。see:及物动词，看见。See a doctor看医生。Seeing a doctor 由see的现在分词构成的名词性短语。故填seeing。

10.Though。Though：连词，虽然；尽管，表转折。句意：尽管沮丧给全世界的人们都带来了影响，但有效的治疗方式给人们的生活重新带来希望和欢笑。

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