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 as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
The nurse had him take a
36 in the waiting area,
37 him it would be at least 40Minutes
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，and 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．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 | 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 | 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．judgement |
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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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