1 . It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for all appointment(约会)at 9:30. The nurse had him take a _______ in the waiting area,_______ him it would be at least 40 minutes_________someone would be able to see him. I saw him_______his watch and decided, since I was_______busy—my patient didn’t_______ at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment. The gentleman said no and told me that he_______to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his_________. He told me that she had been_________for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be____________if he was a bit late. He replied that she __________ knew who he was, that she had not been able to __________ him for five years now. I was____________, and asked him, “And you__________go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?” He smiled and said. “She doesn’t know me but I know who she is”. I had to hold back __________ as he left.
Now I __________ that in marriages, true love is____________of all that is. The happiest people don’t__________have the best of everything, they just__________the best of everything they have. ____________isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
1. A.breath | B.test | C.seat | D.break |
2. A.persuading | B.promising | C.understanding | D.telling |
3. A.if | B.before | C.since | D.after |
4. A.taking off | B.fixing | C.looking at | D.winding |
5. A.very | B.also | C.seldom | D.not |
6. A.turn up | B.show off | C.come on | D.go away |
7. A.needed | B.forgot | C.agreed | D.happened |
8. A.daughter | B.wife | C.mother | D.sister |
9. A.late | B.well | C.around | D.there |
10. A.lonely | B.worried | C.doubtful | D.hungry |
11. A.so far | B.neither | C.no longer | D.already |
12. A.recognize | B.answer | C.believe | D.expect |
13. A.moved | B.disappointed | C.surprised | D.satisfied |
14. A.only | B.then | C.thus | D.still |
15. A.curiosity | B.tears | C.words | D.judgment |
16. A.realize | B.suggest | C.hope | D.prove |
17. A.agreement | B.expression | C.acceptance | D.exhibition |
18. A.necessarily | B.completely | C.naturally | D.frequently |
19. A.learn | B.make | C.favor | D.try |
20. A.Adventure | B.Beauty | C.Trust | D.Life |