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| I was sitting in the surgical waiting area at the hospital waiting for the news of my wife's operation. The small room was filled with other families and friends who were eagerly waiting to hear how their loved ones were doing. There was a young boy sitting quietly in the 1 . He held a small box of 2 in one hand and tablet [写字板] in the other. So often he would place the tablet on his lap and draw something. As the hour passed I began to see the room almost 3 . And there was a strange silence. "Daddy, when is Mommy going home?" the young boy asked, breaking the silence . "Tomorrow," his father replied. The boy picked up his crayons [蜡笔] and 4 some-thing on the tablet. I 5 him as he moved his feet back and forth, looking up at the ceiling and then toward the sunshine-filled window. "When is tomorrow , Daddy?" he asked. His father 6 him over to sit by him. "Come, 7 here next to me," he said with a gentle tone in his voice. 8 his things, the little boy walked slowly to his father's side from the corner. The man 9 out and held his son by the shoulders. "There are three days in life. Yesterday, today and tomorrow. One is over and done, one that we live in, the other we expect. We can't live in yesterday, but if we are happy enough today, we will be even happier tomorrow," he said in an attempt to 10 the boy. The little boy looked at him for a moment and said, "If Mommy is going home tomorrow, I'll be happier. So, I want it to be tomorrow already, Daddy." Now listening to every word of this 11 carefully, I leaned forward to hear his response. It was 12 . "Son, the one great thing about today is once it 13 , it is already almost tomorrow." I thought about how 14 it was. Even in my adult life, I still live waiting for what tomorrow may 15 . Now I know that it is already "almost tomorrow." | |||
| ( )1. A. chair ( )2. A. gifts ( )3. A. dark ( )4. A. wrote ( )5. A. followed ( )6. A. knocked ( )7. A. stand ( )8. A. Gathering ( )9. A. got ( )10. A. frighten ( )11. A. story ( )12. A. humorous ( )13. A. ends ( )14. A. meaningful ( )15. A. happen |
B. corner B. toys B. full B. drew B. found B. ordered B. sit B. Forgetting B. took B. satisfy B. argument B. silly B. starts B. important B. come |
C. distance C. chalks C. empty C. printed C. watched C. called C. lie C. Saving C. set C. persuade C. conversation C. positive C. passes C. interesting C. bring |
D. shadow D. crayons D. clean D. carved D. caught D. pulled D. sleep D. Choosing D. reached D. warn D. discussion D. perfect D. lasts D.fantastic D. need |