题目内容：

Many years ago, my dad was diagnosed with a terminal illness . He was unable to work at______job . He would be fine for quite a while, but would then fall suddenly______ and have to be admitted to the hospital .

He wanted to do something to keep himself ______, so he decided to volunteer at the local children_______. My dad loved kids. He would talk to them and play with them .Sometimes, he would ______one of his kids . In certain instances, he would give______to the sad parents of these children .

One of his kids was a girl who had been admitted with a______disease that paralyzed (使…瘫痪) her from the neck down . I don’t know the______of the disease , but I do know that it was very sad for a little girl . My dad decided to try to help her. He started ______her in her room , bringing paints , brushes and paper . He stood the paper up ______a backing , put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint . He didn’t use his hands at all. Only his______ would move . He would visit her ______he could and paint for her . All the while he would tell her , ―see , you can do______you set your mind to .

___ , she began to paint using her mouth , and she and my dad became friends . Soon after , the little girl was discharged (允许出院). My dad also ______the children hospital for a little while because he became ill. Sometime later after my dad had recovered and______to work , he was at the volunteer counter one day and______the front door open . In came the little girl who had been paralyzed , but this time she was ______. She ran straight to my dad and hugged him really tight . She gave my dad a picture she had done using her______. At the bottom it read, ―thank you for helping me walk .

Sometimes love is more ______than doctors , and my dad who died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture loved every single child in that hospital .

1.A. an important    B. a steady    C. an easy    D. a good

2.A. ill    B. behind    C. asleep    D. down

3.A. well    B. wealthy    C. busy    D. healthy

4.A. palace    B. hospital    C. center    D. park

5.A. teach    B. miss    C. lose    D. treat

6.A. speech    B. comfort    C. praise    D. help

7.A. special    B. curious    C. strange    D. rare

8.A. result    B. reason    C. name    D. course

9.A. observing    B. drawing    C. painting    D. visiting

10.A. with    B. across    C. against    D. over

11.A. head    B. neck    C. fingers    D. eyes

12.A. with whoever    B. whenever    C. as if    D. as soon as

13.A. everything    B. something    C. anything    D. nothing

14.A. Basically    B. Naturally    C. Eventually    D. Suddenly

15.A. left    B. entered    C. rushed to    D. stayed at

16.A. stopped    B. returned    C. hesitated    D. refused

17.A. pushed    B. noticed    C. observed    D. kicked

18.A. shouting    B. lying    C. walking    D. jumping

19.A. hands    B. pens    C. paper    D. mind

20.A. thankful    B. useful    C. thoughtful    D. powerful