题目内容：

完型填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

An old man was dying. One by one his relatives visited him. Even relatives and friends he hadn’t seen for years ________ him to say farewell. They all ________ their deep love for him. ________  each came to him, the old man held each person by their ________ and spoke to each. To one he said, “Yes, I love you.” To ________ he said, “I go without any ill will.” To a third one he said, “Peace be with you.”

And so to each person he said such ________  words. Then the old man ________ Nasrudin (a wise man in the Middle East). When Nasrudin came in, he stood on one side,   ________ everyone and listened to what they said and what the dying man said to them. After a while, Nasrudin ________ his hands in the air, and when everyone ________ to hear him, Nasrudin said , “Fools! Why didn’t you visit him in his good   ________ ? You didn’t love him when he was healthy, but you love him when he is dying!”

After that, Nasrudin turned to the ________ man and shouted, “Fool! Why didn’t you live with such nice feelings all the days when you were________  and fully alive?” With that, Nasrudin left the ________. The old man ________  and said, “At last I’ve heard the   ________  . It is a blessing to   ________ having heard the truth.” The old man died ________ .

What about the others? They returned to their   ________  business of life and continued as they always had been. And Nasrudin? When he returned to his ________  just outside the old man’s house, the donkey made a long high sound, “Hee-haw! Hee-haw!” Nasrudin said, “Yes, I know... You’re right... Live well; die well...”

1.A. called on   B. looked after   C. cared about   D. depended on

2.A. offered     B. bought        C. kept          D. expressed

3.A. Before      B. As             C. Because       D. Although

4.A. face        B. leg           C. hand          D. head

5.A. another      B. other         C. all          D. some

6.A. possible    B. necessary     C. polite        D. kind

7.A. visited      B. invited        C. bothered     D. employed

8.A. comforted  B. helped         C. observed     D. blamed

9.A. raised      B. lent           C. washed       D. hid

10.A. forced      B. turned         C. ordered       D. changed

11.A. need       B. mood          C. health        D. position

12.A. living     B. visiting      C. coming       D. dying

13.A. safe       B. important     C. weak         D. energetic

14.A. party      B. scene         C. meeting      D. conference

15.A. smiled      B. appeared       C. screamed      D. jumped

16.A. message    B. news          C. truth        D. fact

17.A. stay        B. work          C. sleep        D. die

18.A. secretly   B. proudly       C. sadly         D. peacefully

19.A. strange     B. normal        C. important     D. perfect

20.A. donkey      B. car            C. assistant    D. wife