Early one morning, I witnessed romance at one the least-expected places in the world—a room in a rest home. At the time, my father
36 a room with three other gentlemen.
Before my daddy lived in the rest home, an elderly
37 was sent there. Since there wasn’t a double room
38 , they were forced to separate the couple. The gentleman, Mr.West, was
39 in the bed beside Daddy. His wife, Mrs.West, shared a room with several other ladies down the hall.
When I went to see Daddy that morning, I
40 Mr.West. Three employees were working with him. He hadn’t eaten a bite of food
41 he was sent several days earlier. I could
42 by the expression on the nurses’ faces that they were worried about him. Mr.West
43 to open his mouth for any of them.
“Go and get Mrs.West, ” the nurse told her helper. “Maybe Mr.West will eat
44 her. ”
In a few minutes a kind-looking lady was
45 into the room. Her smile was contagious（传染的）and Mr.West smiled
46 . I felt as though I was intruding（侵入）on a
47 moment, but I couldn’t take my eyes off the couple. The love between them was obvious, as Mrs.West patted Mr.West’s hand.
With a soft voice, Mrs.West tried to
48 Mr.West to eat. To everyone’s surprise, Mr.West
49 his mouth and began to enjoy the
50 and his wife’s company. While the nurses fed him, he stared at his sweetheart with a smile on his face. Mrs.West began singing a song for him. The
51 on his once solemn（严肃的）face became even brighter.
Tears
52 my eyes. The nurse then
53 the curtain around the couple to give them some quality time alone. I discovered that
54 doesn’t only exist when we’re young and in love. Romance
55 a lifetime and grows stronger with age.
| 小题1: | | A．lived | B．stayed | C．shared | D．had |
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| 小题2: | | A．husband. | B．couple | C．gentleman | D．wife |
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| 小题3: | | A．accessible | B．acknowledge | C．available | D．acceptable |
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| 小题4: | | A．sent | B．lain | C．placed | D．fixed |
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| 小题5: | | A．understood. | B．found | C．knew | D．met |
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| 小题6: | | A．after | B．before | C．since | D．while |
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| 小题7: | | A．say | B．tell | C．get | D．look |
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| 小题8: | | A．expected | B．demanded | C．refused | D．promised |
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| 小题10: | | A．reached | B．sent | C．wheeled | D．carried |
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| 小题11: | | A．brightly | B．quietly | C．lightly | D．secretly |
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| 小题12: | | A．personal | B．personnel | C．selfish | D．private |
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| 小题13: | | A．convince | B．make | C．force | D．urge |
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| 小题14: | | A．closed | B．opened | C．was opening | D．was closed |
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| 小题15: | | A．coffee | B．fruits | C．food | D．sweets |
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| 小题16: | | A．happiness | B．appearance | C．worry | D．expression |
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| 小题17: | | A．filled in | B．filled with | C．filled | D．were filled with |
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| 小题18: | | A．pulled | B．dragged | C．put | D．pushed |
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| 小题19: | | A．love | B．romance | C．happiness | D．smile |
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| 小题20: | | A．is | B．remains | C．lasts | D．continues |
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