I moved to Chicago ten years ago. As I was new to the area, I had
friends and seldom went out to parties. But a month later, I was invited to a party and there I
an elderly couple.
The wife and I
for a long time. She told me how
she was about her husband who was
a heart operation. At that time I was working as a researcher in the same
where the husband would be going for his operation,
I told her to take down my phone number and
me to let me know when he was there.
She phoned a few weeks later as
and told me that her husband was admitted to the hospital and
waiting. I told her that I would go and check on him every day while I was at
. I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same, so I decided to give them some
.
Weeks turned into months and it just became my
to see them and keep track of how things were going before, during and after the heart operation. Sometimes I'd bring a
for him to read, or some food that we would share
. As time went by, it seemed like I became part of the
. Even after the husband returned from the hospital, we still often
each other on holidays.
Now, ten years later, I
my own family. Since our parents don’t
close by, this couple has become my son’s “local” grandparents. My wife and I often feel truly
to have this couple as our “local” parents! Sometimes family comes out of the most unexpected place.
| 小题1: | | A．few | B．some | C．several | D．many |
|
| 小题2: | | A．served | B．loved | C．met | D．supported |
|
| 小题3: | | A．searched | B．fought | C．worked | D．talked |
|
| 小题4: | | A．regretful | B．calm | C．worried | D．lucky |
|
| 小题5: | | A．giving up | B．waiting for | C．paying for | D．turning down |
|
| 小题6: | | A．hotel | B．hospital | C．restaurant | D．office |
|
| 小题8: | | A．ask | B．call | C．help | D．invite |
|
| 小题9: | | A．required | B．predicted | C．expected | D．promised |
|
| 小题10: | | A．even | B．seldom | C．still | D．sometimes |
|
| 小题11: | | A．work | B．school | C．home | D．table |
|
| 小题12: | | A．experience | B．company | C．luck | D．trust |
|
| 小题13: | | A．risk | B．stress | C．test | D．habit |
|
| 小题14: | | A．book | B．picture | C．computer | D．tape |
|
| 小题15: | | A．early | B．together | C．alone | D．everywhere |
|
| 小题16: | | A．public | B．family | C．team | D．group |
|
| 小题17: | | A．missed | B．followed | C．knew | D．visited |
|
| 小题18: | | A．leave | B．find | C．have | D．need |
|
| 小题19: | | A．live | B．come | C．move | D．drive |
|
| 小题20: | | A．nervous | B．curious | C．thankful | D．suitable |
|