Itwasabusymorningabout8:30whenanelderlygentlemaninhis80scametothehospital.Iheardhimsayingtothenursethathewasinahurryforanappointment(约会)at9:30.

Thenursehadhimtakea 36 inthewaitingarea 37 himitwouldbeatleast40minutes 38 someonewouldbeabletoseehim.Isawhim 39 hiswatchanddecidedsinceIwas 40 busy-mypatientdidn’t 41 attheappointedhourIwoulexaminehiswould.WhiletakingcareofhiswoundIaskedhimifhehadanotherdoctor’sappointment.

Thegentlemansaidnoandtoldmethathe 42 togotothenursinghometoeatbreakfastwithhis 43 .Hetoldmethatshehadbeen 44forawhileandthatshehadaspecialdisease.Iaskedifshewouldbe 45 ifhewasabitlate.Herepliedthatshe 46 knewwhohewasthatshehadnotbeenableto 47 himforfiveyearsnow.Iwas 48 andaskedhim“Andyou 49 goeverymorningeventhoughshedoesn’tknowwhoyouare?”

Hesmiledandsaid“Shedoesn’tknowmebutIknowwhoshein.”Ihadtoholdback50 asheleft.

NowI 51 thatinmarriagestrueloveis 52 ofallthat.Thehappiestpeopledon’t 53 havethebestofeverythng;theyjust 54 thebestofeveryingtheyhave. 55 is’tabouthowtolivethroughthestormbuthowtodanceintherain.

【小题1】A．breathB．testC．seatD．break【小题2】A．persuadingB．promisingC．understandingD．telling【小题3】A．ifB．beforeC．sinceD．after【小题4】A．takingoffB．fixingC．lookingatD．winding【小题5】A．veryB．alsoC．seldomD．not【小题6】A．turnupB．showoffC．comeonD．goaway