题目内容：

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 an 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 I would examine his wound, since I was       busy – my         didn’t come at the appointed hour. While taking care of his wound, I asked him        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, and 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 acceptance of all that is. The     people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just         the best of everything they have.     is not about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

1.A. breath        B. seat          C. test      D. break

2.A. telling          B. promising    C. understanding      D. persuading

3.A. if             B. after           C. since        D. before

4.A. taking off      B. fixing     C. looking at     D. bringing

5.A. very          B. also      C. seldom         D. not

6.A. patient       B. doctor       C. nurse     D. friend

7.A. when          B. where       C. why    D. whether

8.A. needed         B. forgot            C. agreed        D. happened

9.A. daughter       B. wife              C. mother       D. sister

10.A. late      B. well            C. around          D. there

11.A. lonely          B. worried         C. doubtful          D. hungry

12.A. so far       B. neither          C. no longer      D. already

13.A. recognize      B. answer          C. believe            D. expect

14.A. interested     B. disappointed      C. surprised           D. satisfied

15.A. only         B. then           C. thus             D. still

16.A. imagination    B. tears          C. words            D. excitement

17.A. realize          B. suggest        C. hope             D. prove

18.A. happiest         B. richest         C. most healthy     D. most responsible

19.A. learn         B. make           C. favor        D. try

20.A. Adventure    B. Beauty         C. Trust        D. Life