12．During my second year of college，I was a part-time waitress in Chicago．I （36）Amost of my time on work and as little as possible on conversation．I wasn't used to（37）Dto unknown people except when taking orders．
One night，a little old man came in and seated himself in my section．I took his （38）Band went on my way．But later I noticed that he （39）Dweek after week and always sat at one of my tables．Slowly，I began having short conversations （40）Bhim．His name was Mr．Rodgers，but he insisted that I（41）D him Don．I （42）that he and his wife had gone to dinner and a movie every Saturday．Since she had died，he carried on the tradition （43）A．
（44）A the weeks went on，I began to sit and actually talk with Don．We talked about his wife，his days flying in the war，his son who had （45）Band also served as a pilot in the army．
Eventually，we began to talk about my ambition-going to school，my new boyfriend and the （46）Aof my future．
About four months after meeting him，I （47）Ba call from a nurse telling me that Don was（48）D．He was experiencing complications （并发症） from a heart operation．I immediately drove to the hospital to see him．The first thing he did was to （49）Cme for urging him to visit the doctor．At first I didn't know （50）Ahe was referring to．Then I （51）Bthat about three weeks earlier，
Don was complaining （抱怨） about（52）Apains and I gave him the number of a doctor I know．
A nurse asked，"Are you his daughter？"and I （53）D，"No，I'm his waitress．"
Strangers can become good （54）D．I recently found it enjoyable to talk to（55）Cat the restaurant and I have had a lot more fun．
| 36．A．spent | B．took | C．cost | D．wasted |
| 37．A．looking | B．pointing | C．coming | D．talking |
| 38．A．place | B．order | C．worry | D．ticket |
| 39．A．came back | B．came out | C．came away | D．came in |
| 40．A．at | B．with | C．on | D．into |
| 41．A．argue | B．demand | C．expect | D．call |
| 42．A．admitted | B．determined | C．learned | D．said |
| 43．A．alone | B．only | C．nearly | D．closely |
| 44．A．As | B．Because | C．After | D．Before |
| 45．A．brought up | B．grown up | C．built up | D．went up |
| 46．A．expectation | B．civilization | C．combination | D．destination |
| 47．A．deserved | B．received | C．reserved | D．hoped |
| 48．A．at home | B．in the factory | C．at the market | D．in hospital |
| 49．A．send | B．resist | C．thank | D．notice |
| 50．A．what | B．that | C．which | D．when |
| 51．A．showed | B．remembered | C．believed | D．decided |
| 52．A．chest | B．leg | C．head | D．arm |
| 53．A．reported | B．included | C．agreed | D．replied |
| 54．A．citizens | B．guests | C．classmates | D．friends |
| 55．A．colleagues | B．family | C．customers | D．patients |
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