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
11 that he was in a hurry for an appointment(约会) at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a
12 in the waiting area, telling him it would be at least 40 minutes before someone would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his 13 and decided, since I was not busy—my patient didn’t
14 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. He said no and told me that he
15 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his
16 , who had been there for a while for a special disease. I asked if she would be
17 if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not been able to
18 him for five years. I was
19 , and asked him，“And you still 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
20 as he left.
Now I
21 that in marriages，true love is
22 of all that is. The happiest people don’t
23 have the best of everything; they just
24 the best of everything they have.
25 isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
| 小题1: | | A．friend | B．patient | C．nurse | D．doctor |
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| 小题2: | | A．test | B．chance | C．shower | D．seat |
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| 小题3: | | A．nurse | B．blackboard | C．watch | D．doctor |
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| 小题4: | | A．turn up | B．show off | C．come on | D．go away |
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| 小题5: | | A．needed | B．forgot | C．agreed | D．happened |
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| 小题6: | | A．daughter | B．wife | C．mother | D．sister |
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| 小题7: | | A．lonely | B．worried | C．doubtful | D．hungry |
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| 小题8: | | A．recognize | B．answer | C．believe | D．expect |
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| 小题9: | | A．moved | B．disappointed | C．surprised | D．satisfied |
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| 小题10: | | A．curiosity | B．tears | C．words | D．judgment |
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| 小题11: | | A．realize | B．suggest | C．hope | D．prove |
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| 小题12: | | A．agreement | B．expression | C．acceptance | D．exhibition |
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| 小题13: | | A．necessarily | B．completely | C．naturally | D．frequently |
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| 小题14: | | A．learn | B．make | C．favor | D．try |
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| 小题15: | | A．Adventure | B．Beauty | C．Trust | D．Life |
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