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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 an 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 minutes __3__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 back__15__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.