Question

I moved to Chicago ten years ago. As I was new to the area, I had ______ friends and seldom 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 take down my phone number and call 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 still waiting. I told her that I would go and check on him every day while I was at _____. I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same, so I decided to give them some company(陪伴).

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 share 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 live 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. loved C. met D. supported

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

4.A. bored B. calm C. worried D. lucky

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

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

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

8.A. required B. reviewed C. expected D. promised

9.A. work B. school C. home D. table

10.A. risk B. stress C. test D. habit

11.A. book B. picture C. computer D. tape

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

13.A. missed B. followed C. knew D. visited

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

15.A. nervous B. curious C. thankful D. suitable

1.A 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.A 10.D 11.A 12.B 13.D 14.C 15.C 【解析】试题分析：作者十年前到芝加哥一家医院做研究员，遇到了一对老年夫妇。不久丈夫到医院做手术，受到作者几个月的悉心照顾。老人出院后，甚至作者结婚后，两家还经常互相拜访。这让他有...

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