完形填空。      It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas, but I had to stay to tidy the office. The
only thing that    1   my day was the beautifully decorated    2   in our waiting room and a    3   sent to me by
a fellow I was dating-a dozen long-stemmed red roses.
     Suddenly, our receptionist came and said there was a lady outside that urgently needed to speak with me.
As I stepped out, I noticed a young    4   woman with a baby in her arms standing there.    5  , she explained
that her husband-a prisoner in a nearby prison-was my next patient. She told me she wasn"t    6   to visit her
husband in prison and    7   he had never seen his son. So she    8   me to let her wait here ahead of time. I
agreed.    9  , it was Christmas Eve.
     A short time later, her husband arrived with chains on his feet, cuffs on his hands, and two armed guards 
 10  him. The woman"s tired face   11  when her husband took a seat beside her. I watched them laugh, cry,
and share their   12 . He seemed like a gentle and honest man.
     At the end of the   13 , the man had to go back and I   14  him a Merry Christmas. He smiled and thanked
me and said he felt saddened by the   15  that he hadn"t been able to get his wife   16  for Christmas. On hearing
this, I was   17  with a wonderful idea.
     I"ll never forget the   18  on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful, long-stemmed red
roses. I"m not sure who   19  the most joy-the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the
opportunity to share in this   20  moment. 

(     )1. A. enjoyed          (     )2. A. office           (     )3. A. present          (     )4. A. ordinary-looking  (     )5. A. Happily          (     )6. A. going            (     )7. A. why              (     )8. A. persuaded        (     )9. A. After all        (     )10. A. near            (     )11. A. turned pale     (     )12. A. child           (     )13. A. conference      (     )14. A. said            (     )15. A. words           (     )16. A. something       (     )17. A. encouraged     (     )18. A. sadness       (     )19. A. experienced     (     )10. A. forgettable

B. brightened        B. Christmas Father  B. regards           B. good-looking      B. Quietly           B. determined        B. how               B. demanded          B. In all            B. around          B. went red        B. tears             B. appointment       B. showed            B. fact              B. nothing           B. struck            B. happiness       B. received          B. sad

C. relaxed        C. Christmas tree C. message        C. tired-looking  C. Excitedly      C. expected       C. that           C. begged         C. All in all     C. ahead          C. lit up         C. joy            C. discussion     C. wished         C. idea           C. anything       C. provided       C. look           C. gave           C. happy

D. presented          D. furniture          D. package            D. frightened-looking      D. Nervously          D. allowed            D. when               D. pleased            D. Above all          D. before             D. turned away        D. sorrows            D. conversation       D. hoped              D. scene              D. everything         D. inspired           D. smiles             D. accepted           D. special