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It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I was the nurse on duty that day. I did...
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It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25.
I was the nurse on duty that day. I didn’t think there would be any patients, sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies showed up at my desk, a pale woman and four small children.
“Are you all sick?” I asked.
“Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.
But when it came to descriptions of their problems, things got a little unclear. Two of the children had headaches, but the headaches weren’t accompanied by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still. Two children had earaches, but only one could tell me which ear was affected. The mother complained of a cough but seemed to work to produce it.
Something was wrong, but I didn’t say anything but explained that it might be a little while before a doctor saw her. She responded, “Take your time; it’s warm here.”
Then I checked the chart after the admitting clerk had finished registering the family. No address—they were homeless. The waiting room was warm.
I looked out at the family gathering close together by the Christmas tree. The little one was pointing at the television and saying something to her mother. The oldest one was looking at something on the Christmas tree.
I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a homeless family in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining about working on Christmas, began to feel pity for a family just trying to get warm on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a medical emergency. But this one was a Christmas emergency.
We were all offered a free meal in the hospital cafeteria on Christmas Day, so we claimed that meal and prepared a banquet for our Christmas guests. We needed presents. We put together oranges and apples in a basket. We collected from different departments candies, crayons and other things available that could be presents. As seriously as we met the physical needs of the patients that came to us that day, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas Day.
Later, as the family walked to the door to leave, the four-year old came running back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”
1.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A. Working on Christmas Day
B. Christmas Day is Coming
C. A Happy Family
D. A Pale Woman and Four Small Children
2.What kind of person do you think the author is?
A. Hardworking and outgoing
B. Serious and careful
C. Hardworking and warmhearted
D. Serious and stubborn
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Something was wrong with one of the children’ s head.
B. The pale woman forgot to write the address.
C. One of the children had a language problem.
D. The whole family pretended to be sick.
4.It can be inferred from the text that ______.
A. The author didn’t think there would be any patients on Christmas Day
B. The woman was uncomfortable when she lowered her head
C. The family appeared in the emergency room on Christmas Eve
D. The woman and four small children were satisfied and grateful
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