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
31 in the waiting area, 32 him it would be at least 40 minutes
33 someone would be able to see him. I saw him
34 his watch and decided, since I was
35 busy—my patient didn’t
36 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
37 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his
38 . He told me that she had been
39 for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be
40 if he was a bit late. He replied that she
41 knew who he was; that she had not been able to
42 him for five years now. I was
43 , and asked him, “And you
44 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
45 as he left.
Now I
46 that in marriages, true love is
47 of all that is. The happiest people don’t
48 have the best of everything; they just
49 the best of everything they have.
50 isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
| 小题1: | | A．breathe | B．test | C．seat | D．break |
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| 小题2: | | A．persuading | B．promising | C．understanding | D．telling |
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| 小题3: | | A．if | B．before | C．since | D．after |
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| 小题4: | | A．taking off | B．fixing | C．looking at | D．winding |
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| 小题5: | | A．very | B．also | C．seldom | D．not |
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| 小题6: | | A．turn up | B．show off | C．come on | D．go away |
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| 小题7: | | A．needed | B．forgot | C．agreed | D．happened |
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| 小题8: | | A．daughter | B．wife | C．mother | D．sister |
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| 小题9: | | A．late | B．well | C．around | D．there |
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| 小题10: | | A．lonely | B．worried | 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．recognize | B．answer | C．believe | D．expect |
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| 小题13: | | A．moved | B．disappointed | C．surprised | D．satisfied |
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| 小题14: | | A．only | B．then | C．thus | D．still |
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| 小题15: | | A．curiosity | B．tears | C．words | D．judgment |
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| 小题16: | | A．realize | B．suggest | C．hope | D．prove |
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| 小题17: | | A．agreement | B．expression | C．acceptance | D．exhibition |
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| 小题18: | | A．necessarily | B．completely | C．naturally | 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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