完形填空。      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 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          (     )2. A. persuading      (     )3. A. if              (     )4. A. taking off      (     )5. A. very            (     )6. A. turn up         (     )7. A. needed          (     )8. A. daughter        (     )9. A. late             (     )10. A. lonely          (     )11. A. so far          (     )12. A. recognize       (     )13. A. moved           (     )14. A. only            (     )15. A. curiosity       (     )16. A. realize         (     )17. A. agreement       (     )18. A. necessarily     (     )19. A. learn           (     )20. A. Adventure

B. test         B. promising    B. before       B. fixing       B. also         B. show off     B. forgot       B. wife         B. well         B. worried      B. neither      B. answer       B. disappointed      B. then         B. tears        B. suggest      B. expression   B. completely   B. make         B. Beauty

C. seat          C. understanding     C. since         C. looking at    C. seldom        C. come on       C. agreed        C. mother        C. around        C. doubtful      C. no longer     C. believe       C. surprised     C. thus          C. words         C. hope          C. acceptance    C. naturally     C. favor         C. Trust

D. break         D. telling       D. after         D. winding       D. not           D. go away       D. happened                   D. sister        D. there         D. hungry        D. already       D. expect        D. satisfied     D. still         D. judgment      D. prove         D. exhibition    D. frequently    D. try           D. Life