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2003年考題Task I: Retelling a story Just as Jane was joyfully expecting her first child, heractive, energetic mother began losing her battle with a braindisease. For ten years, the fiercely independent and courageousmother had fought, but none of the surgeries or treatments hadbeen successful. At only fiftyfive, she became totally disabled unable to speak, walk, eat or dress on her own. As the mother grew closer and closer to death, the babygrew closer and closer to life. Jane was afraid that her motherand her baby would never know