At 8:30 on a busy morning of one day，an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital . I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a
36 in the waiting area,
37 him it would be at least 40 minutes
38 someone would be able to see him. I saw him
39 his watch and decided, since I was
40 busy—my patient didn’t
41 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
42 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his
43 . He told me that she had been
44 for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be
45 if he was a bit late. He replied that she
46 knew who he was, that she had not been able to
47 him for five years now. I was
48 , and asked him, “And you
49 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
50 as he left.
Now I
51 that in marriages, true love is
52 of all that is. The happiest people don’t
53 have the best of everything; they just
54 the best of everything they have.
55 isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
| 小题1: | | A．breath | B．test | C．seat | D．walk |
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| 小题2: | | A．persuading | B．telling | C．understanding | D．promising |
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| 小题3: | | A．if | B．after | C．since | D．before |
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小题4:A.. looking at B. fixing C taking off D. glaring at
| 小题5: | | A．very | B．also | C．not | D．seldom |
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| 小题6: | | A．go away | B．see off | C．come on | D．turn up |
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| 小题7: | | A．happened | B．forgot | C．pretended | D．needed |
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| 小题8: | | A．wife | B．daughter | C．mother | D．sister |
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| 小题9: | | A．late | B．there | C．around | D．well |
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| 小题10: | | A．worried | B．lonely | C．doubtful | D．hungry |
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| 小题11: | | A．so far | B．neither | C．no longer | D．already |
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| 小题12: | | A．believe | B．answer | C．recognize | D．expect |
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| 小题13: | | A．moved | B．surprised | C．disappointed | D．satisfied |
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| 小题14: | | A．still | B．then | C．thus | D．only |
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| 小题15: | | A．curiosity | B．judgment | C．words | D．tears |
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| 小题16: | | A．suggest | B．realize | C．hope | D．predict |
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| 小题17: | | A．acceptance | B．expression | C．agreement | D．exhibition |
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| 小题18: | | A．naturally | B．completely | C．necessarily | D．frequently |
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| 小题19: | | A．learn | B．make | C．favor | D．try |
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| 小题20: | | A．Adventure | B．Beauty | C．Trust | D．Life |
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