题目内容：

Ten years ago, I moved to Chicago. As I was new to the area, I had _______ friends and rarely went out to parties. But a month later, I was invited to a party and there I _______ an elderly couple.

The wife and I_______ for a long time. She told me how _______ she was about her husband who was _______ a heart operation. At that time I was working as a researcher in the same _______ where the husband would be going for his operation, _______ I told her to set down my phone number and _______ me to let me know when he was there. She phoned a few weeks later as _______ and told me that her husband was admitted to the hospital and ________ waiting. I told her that I would go and cheek on him every day when I was at ________. I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same, so I ________ to keep company with them. Weeks turned into months and it just became my ________ to see them and keep track of how things were going before, during and after the heart operation.

Sometimes I’d bring a ________for him to read, or some food that we would ________ together. As time went by, it seemed like I became part of the ________. Even after the husband returned from the hospital, we still often ________ each other on holidays. Now, ten years later, I ________ my own family.

Since our parents don’t ________ close by, this couple has become my son’s “local” grandparents. My wife and I often feel truly ________ to have this couple as our “local” parents! Sometimes family comes out of the most unexpected place.

1.A. few    B. some    C. several    D. many

2.A. served    B. supported    C. saved    D. met

3.A. looked    B. talked    C. worked    D. searched

4.A. pleased    B. mad    C. guilty    D. worried

5.A. waiting for    B. turning down    C. paying for    D. giving up

6.A. hospital    B. hotel    C. restaurant    D. office

7.A. so    B. but    C. or    D. since

8.A. invite    B. help    C. ask    D. call

9.A. required    B. reported    C. imagined    D. expected

10.A. ever    B. never    C. still    D. already

11.A. home    B. school    C. work    D. play

12.A. stopped    B. decided    C. pace    D. trust

13.A. problem    B. purpose    C. stress    D. habit

14.A. book    B. letter    C. report    D. post

15.A. order    B. share    C. cook    D. prepare

16.A. family    B. public    C. team    D. group

17.A. missed    B. followed    C. watched    D. visited

18.A. leave    B. find    C. have    D. need

19.A. walk    B. come    C. live    D. drive

20.A. thankful    B. interested    C. surprised    D. successful