题目内容：

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 （A 、B 、C  和 D ）中 ，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was a busy morning, about 8：30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for all appointment(约会)at 9：30.

The nurse had him take a ________ in the waiting area, ________ him it would be at least 40 minutes ________ someone would be able to see him. I saw him ________ his watch and decided, since I was ________ busy—my patient didn’t ________ at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.

The gentleman said no and told me that he ________ to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his ________. He told me that she had been ________ for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be ________ if he was a bit late. He replied that she ________ knew who he was, that she had not been able to ________ him for five years now. I was ________, and asked him, “And you ________ go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back ________ as he left.

Now I ________ that in marriages, true love is ________ of all that is. The happiest people don’t ________ have the best of everything; they just ________ the best of everything they have. ________ isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

1.A. breathB. breakC. testD. seat

2.A. persuadingB. promising

C. tellingD. understanding

3.A. ifB. sinceC. beforeD. after

4.A. looking atB. taking offC. fixingD. winding

5.A. veryB. alsoC. seldomD. not

6.A. show offB. turn upC. come onD. go away

7.A. agreedB. forgotC. neededD. happened

8.A. daughterB. motherC. wifeD. sister

9.A. thereB. wellC. lateD. around

10.A. lonelyB. hungryC. doubtfulD. worried

11.A. so farB. alreadyC. neitherD. no longer

12.A. believeB. answerC. recognizeD. expect

13.A. movedB. surprisedC. disappointedD. satisfied

14.A. onlyB. stillC. thusD. then

15.A. tearsB. curiosityC. wordsD. judgment

16.A. suggestB. realizeC. hopeD. prove

17.A. acceptanceB. agreementC. expressionD. exhibition

18.A. completelyB. necessarilyC. naturallyD. frequently

19.A. learnB. tryC. favorD. make

20.A. LifeB. BeautyC. TrustD. Adventure