Question

After graduation from Harvard Medical School, Dr William Thomas never thought he'd work in a nursing home. Then,　 51 　 , he became a medical director of a nursing home in New York, and his ideas began to　　52 　 . "For the first time in my career, I was　 53　 for the answer to the question. What does it mean to　 54 　 another person?"

　 55　 that the biggest trouble facing nursing-home residents（居住者）are helplessness,　 56 　 and boredom, he arranged laughter, usefulness and love as　　57 　 .

　 58 　 Thomas calls it, he began the "Edenization（伊甸园化）" of the nursing home in 1992. At last he founded the Eden Alternative.

Lazy moments and loud television programmes were　　59 　 with lovely children, playful pets,　 60 　 plants and music in the lobby. These living things are mixed into　 61　 . Residents are　　62 　 to tend the animals, water the plants, weed outdoor gardens and do crafts （手工艺品）with the children.

The Eden Alternative changed the　　63 　 of the residents at this 80-bed nursing home. In a three-day study, the nursing home was　 64 　 with a nursing home of equal size. The Eden Alternative had 15 percent　 65 　 resident deaths and 38 percent lower medication costs.

In 1995 Dr Thomas　 66 　 his full time to the promotion （推广）of the Eden Alternative. More than 200 nursing homes throughout the country have　　67 　 the Edenization process. Thomas receives queries（质疑）from as　 68　 away as Turkey, Japan, Brazil and the Netherlands. He hopes that his idea of filling the

"　 69　 "with nursing homes and inviting the community in will help to "break conventional （传统的）practice in long term　　70 　 ."

51. A. unexpectedly B. unfortunately C. unhappily D. suddenly

52. A. wonder B. struggle C. shake D. change

53. A. hoping B. replying C. caring D. searching

54. A. make B. visit C. tend D. care

55. A. Recognizing B. Supposing C. Regarding D. Imagining

56. A. loneliness B. poverty C. timelessness D. excitement

57. A. food B. reference C. treatment D. introduction

58. A. When B. As C. Unless D. Since

59. A. went B. replaced C. began D. met

60. A. man-made B. plastic C. alive D. live

61. A. hope B. life C. happiness D. success

62. A. got B. helped C. encouraged D. required

63. A. lives B. habits C. customs D. methods

64. A. compared B. covered C. dealt D. equipped

65. A. more B. less C. worse D. fewer

66. A. sent B. led C. devoted D. used

67. A. begun B. developed C. prevented D. invented

68. A. long B. much C. far D. soon

69. A. homeless B. homes C. plants D. pets

70. A. relation B. education C. match D. care

Answer 1

51-55 ADDCA 56-60 ACBBD 61-65 BCAAD 66-70 CACAD