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My neighbor Josie, a college professor, ran circles around women twenty years younger than her. For ...
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My neighbor Josie, a college professor, ran circles around women twenty years younger than her. For some reason, she took a(n) ____ to me and always chose to fit me into her days. She would call me to taste-test recipes, which was a _____. Her garden was a testament (证明) to Josie's green thumb. In some instances, I could not even ____ what was growing, but we had the freshest salads in the neighborhood all summer long!
Early each morning, Josie forced me to _____ her on her “daily constitutional”, as she liked to call it. I believe we were supposed to be walking, but it felt more like mini-sprints (running at full speed). I had my rules. If I couldn’t talk or _____, I would stop. I stopped every day at the end of our block. Josie would _____ a half hour later and make me breakfast as a _____ for making the attempt!
Each night around sunset, Josie and I would touch our base on our porches (门廊) before retiring for the evening. We would _____ back and forth, exchanging worldviews.
One evening, Josie was a “no-show.” I started over to her door when I _____ the ambulance and saw her husband and children _____ outside. Josie had suffered a stroke (中风).
When I next set eyes on her, she was leaning in a wheelchair. She looked smaller and older than I remembered, but her eyes were clear and her smile was _____bright. Her speech was ______, but her voice still had the lift I loved.
Josie’s world had changed overnight from travel destinations to the few rooms in her house. ______ it’s what she does with her surroundings that gives me pause and perspective.
When Josie feels well enough to ______, her husband brings her breakfast in bed. She calls it “dining out”. They listen to soft music and light candles. On days when Josie has some _____, her husband wheels her into the living room, and they watch old movies together. She calls it “date night.” When Josie is doing really well, her husband takes her for a(n) _____ outside in her wheelchair. She calls it “going on vacation”.
Despite the _____ that Josie is not expected to make a full recovery, she _____ to dine out, go to the movies and take lots of mini-vacations. She is grateful to smell a summer barbecue, to share a laugh with her favorite neighbor, and to be here for _____ day.
I am _____ for her simple life lesson. Find the positive, and you’ve found your reason to live.
1.A.opinion B.feeling C.chance D.liking
2.A.task B.matter C.pleasure D.burden
3.A.deliver B.identify C.assess D.compare
4.A.assist B.promote C.inspire D.join
5.A.wave B.cheer C.jump D.breathe
6.A.return B.disappear C.stretch D.practise
7.A.push B.reward C.response D.contribution
8.A.skip B.chat C.think D.swing
9.A.heard B.called C.left D.ignored
10.A.dining B.escaping C.running D.wandering
11.A.still B.ever C.once D.already
12.A.deeper B.longer C.clearer D.slower
13.A.For B.Or C.So D.But
14.A.eat B.speak C.relax D.sleep
15.A.space B.strength C.lessons D.worries
16.A.hike B.examination C.walk D.meeting
17.A.fact B.faith C.plan D.attempt
18.A.rejected B.continues C.postponed D.paused
19.A.either B.certain C.another D.neither
20.A.helpful B.pitiful C.thankful D.painful
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