It was a busy morning.about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to t

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   1     in the waiting area, 2  him it would be at least 40 minutes3   someone would be able to see him. I saw him  4  his watch and decided，since I was   5   busy—my patient didn’t  6  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   7   to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his  8 .He told me that she had been   9   for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be   10  if he was a bit late. He replied that she   11  knew who he was，that she had not been able to  12   him for five years now. I was   13  , and asked him，“And you  14   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 back15   as he left.

Now I  16  that in marriages，true love is 17  of all that is. The happiest people don’t   18   have the best of everything；they just  19    the best of everything they have.  20   isn’t about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.

1．A．breath                   B．test                      C．seat                      D．break

2．A．persuading             B．promising             C．understanding         D．telling

3．A．if                          B．before                  C．since                   D．after

4．A．taking off              B．fixing            C．looking at              D．winding

5．A．very                      B．also                     C．seldom                  D．not

6．A．turn up                   B．show off              C．come on                D．go away

7．A．needed                  B．forgot                  C．agreed                   D．happened

8．A．daughter                B．wife                    C．mother                   D．sister

9．A．late                       B．well                     C．around                  D．there

10．A．lonely                  B．worried                C．doubtful                 D．hungry

11．A．so far                         B．neither                 C．no longer                D．already

12．A．recognize             B．answer                C．believe                   D．expect

13．A．moved                 B．disappointed         C．surprised                D．satisfied

14．A．only                    B．then                     C．thus                       D．still

15．A．curiosity              B．tears                    C．words                  D．judgment

16．A．realize                  B．suggest                C．hope                    D．prove

17．A．agreement            B．expression            C．acceptance           D．exhibition

18．A．necessarily           B．completely           C．naturally               D．frequently

19．A．learn                    B．make                   C．favor                    D．try

20．A．Adventure            B．Beauty                 C．Trust                    D．Life

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1—5 CDBCD      6—10 AABDB             11—15 CACDB             16—20 ACABD