题目内容：

A nurse took a tired and anxious soldier to the bedside of an old man, “Your ________ is here.” She had to repeat the words several times ________ the patient’s eyes opened.

Heavily drugged with sleep because of the ________ of his heart attack, the old man could ________ see the uniformed soldier. The soldier held the old man’s hand, expressing a(an) ________ of love and encouragement. All through the night the soldier sat there beside the bed, ________ him words of love and strength. Now and then the soldier said a few ________ words. Along towards dawn, the old man ________.

Finally, the nurse offered words of sympathy（同情）, but the soldier ________ her.

“Who was that man?” he asked.

The nurse was ________. “He was your father,” she answered.

“No, he wasn’t,” the soldier replied. “I never saw him before.”

“Then ________ didn’t you say something as I took you to him?” asked the nurse.

“I knew ________ there had been a mistake, but I also knew he ________ his son for his last moment, and his son just wasn’t here. Knowing he was too ________ to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I ________.”he answered.

1.A. doctor    B. brother    C. lawyer    D. son

2.A. before    B. since    C. in case    D. so that

3.A. power    B. mess    C. pain    D. stress

4.A. hardly    B. clearly    C. possibly    D. certainly

5.A. effect    B. message    C. evidence    D. thought

6.A. allowing    B. finding    C. reminding    D. offering

7.A. dramatic    B. strange    C. gentle    D. violent

8.A. fell asleep    B. passed away    C. dropped down    D. woke up

9.A. interrupted    B. suspected    C. blamed    D. forgave

10.A. annoyed    B. ashamed    C. surprised    D. satisfied

11.A. how    B. why    C. when    D. where

12.A. as usual    B. by chance    C. for ever    D. right away

13.A. needed    B. hated    C. recognized    D. forgot

14.A. afraid    B. weak    C. crazy    D. shocked

15.A. doubted    B. hesitated    C. relaxed    D. stayed