Question

For most of the eight years they have been married, Ryan has never received a hug from his wife, Tracy. He has not even received a “hello” or a smile. Tracy has been since 2008. But this is not a story about the outcome of a young lady. Rather, it is about a man who has stayed to his wife, nursing her night and day, making sure she is as as possible.

Ryan and Tracy in a friend’s home in 2003. “She was beautiful and interesting to talk to,” Ryan says of his first of Tracy. In 2005, they got married and were very happy. However, a call put the couple’s life in a month after their daughter was born. Ryan was at work when a neighbor called to inform him that Tracy had been to the hospital.

, he ran to the hospital. When he got there, he knew his had been treated for fever. However, the fever did not after Tracy received that medical treatment.

Tracy’s breathing became labored and was to speak. The medical examination she developed an infection damaging her nerve system. Tracy went into a coma(昏迷) and a few days later, though she regained consciousness, she could not move her lower legs. “She was admitted to hospital for four months and doctors did all they could, her got worse,” Ryan says. She could no longer her legs, and lost the ability to give voices.

“Those four months are the most time I have ever had. I have never stopped hoping and praying she will regain her ,” Ryan says with a smile, “I miss her laughter, and wonder what kind of a mother she would be to our daughter.”

1.A. happy B. simple C. different D. basic

2.A. weak B. alone C. ill D. cruel

3.A. magic B. exciting C. unexpected D. sad

4.A. true B. strange C. rude D. useful

5.A. comfortable B. special C. safe D. conscious

6.A. married B. stayed C. met D. worked

7.A. impression B. expression C. discussion D. attention

8.A. danger B. trouble C. surprise D. silence

9.A. dashed B. rushed C. pushed D. carried

10.A. Angry B. Confident C. Anxious D. Proud

11.A. daughter B. friend C. neighbor D. wife

12.A. slow down B. go down C. look down D. burn down

13.A. ready B. eager C. unwilling D. unable

14.A. revealed B. repeated C. agreed D. admitted

15.A. even B. instead C. still D. again

16.A. though B. after C. since D. when

17.A. attitude B. examination C. condition D. pain

18.A. clean B. remove C. touch D. move

19.A. wonderful B. difficult C. ridiculous D. important

20.A. position B. power C. confidence D. health

Answer 1