One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet viewing of the wonderful paintings.
A young couple were viewing the paintings in front of me and chatting with each other without stop. I watched them for a moment and noticed the man’s wife was doing all the talking. I was surprised to see that the man was so patient and could stand his wife’s words, but I still moved on.
I met them several times when I moved through the different rooms of art. Each time I heard she continued talking about the paintings, I moved away quickly.
I was buying some gifts in the museum shop when the couple came near to the gate. Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out something brown. He turned it into a long stick and then tapped(轻敲) his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He’s a brave man,” a clerk beside me said. “Most of us would give up if we became blind at such a young age. During his treatment, he made a promise that his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there’s a new art show.”
“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”
“Can’t see? You’re wrong. He sees a lot , more than you or I do.” The clerk said, “His wife describes each painting, so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience(耐心), courage and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person who was blind and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to make his life different. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away holding each other’s hands.
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【小题1】When I stayed at the art museum, I ___________ to look at the wonderful paintings without any ___________.
【小题2】To my ___________, only the wife kept talking about the paintings all the time while her husband just listened to her ___________.
【小题3】 I didn’t realize that something was wrong with the young man’s ___________ until I noticed him using a long ___________ to trap his way.
【小题4】 The man can see each painting in his ___________ because his wife ___________ it to him.
【小题5】 The young couple not only share a common interest in ___________ but also share their strong ___________.

It is 1965，a 1ittle boy is on the beach (海滩) with his parents. He is four years old. The boy plays near the water. He walks into the water. His parents aren’t watching him．

  The water is over the boy’s head! A woman sees the boy. She picks up the boy and carries him to his parents. The woman’s name is Mrs Blaise．

  It is 1975,ten years 1ater.The boy is on the same beach. He is 14 years old now. He is big and strong. He is a good swimmer. A man is in the water. The man can’t swim. ‘Help! Help!’ the man cries．

  The boy runs into the water. He swims to the man and pulls the man to the beach. ‘Thank you. Thank you.’ says the man. Who is the man? His name is Mr Blaise. He is Mrs Blaise’s husband．

1.The boy was born in             . 

         A． 1965       B．1961     C．1969    D．1975

2.Where is the boy when Mrs Blaise sees him?

         A.He is in a park．            B.He is near his home．

         C.He is with his parents．         D.He is in the water．

3.The underlined phrase‘picks up’means‘             ’.

         A．拾起        B．拣起    C．救起    D．接送

4.What can the boy do when he is 14 years old?

         A．He can swim．           B．He can run．

         C．He can pull．           D．He can play near the water．

5.Which is NOT right?  

         A．The boy is very strong．

B．The boy saves Mr Blaise．

         C．The man is Mrs Blaise’s husband．

         D．The boy’s parents don’t want to save Mr Blaise．

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One night a young American doctor was sleeping at home when his doorbell began to ring.When he opened the door he saw a man   1   outside.
“Excuse me, Doctor,” said the man.“Can you come at once to a place out of town.It’s quite far but you have a car and I can  2  you the way”
“Certainly,” said the doctor, “I’m ready.I’ll come soon.”    3  a minute, the car came.The man got into the car and they     4   off.
They drove for a    5  time, and then the man said, “Here we are.This is my home.Now I can pay you and you can go   6  to town.”
“But I must    7   the patient,” the doctor said.“Where’s the patient?” “There are  8   patients,"answered the man.“Nobody is ill.I live here, you see, and I must  9  home from the town.There are no taxis at this time of the night.Here’s the money for you.Thank you, doctor.Good    10  !

The man can write with________hand and draw with ________at the same time.

One night a young American doctor was sleeping at home when his doorbell began to ring. When he opened  the door he saw a man  36 outside.
“Excuse me, Doctor,”said the man. “Can you come at once to a place out of town. It’s quite far but you have a car and I can 37 you the way”
“Certainly,” said the doctor, “I’m ready. I’ll come soon.” 38  afew minutes, the car came. The man got into the car and they 39 off.
They drove for a 40 time, and then the man said, “Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and  you can go 41 to town.”
“But I must 42the patient,” the doctor said. “Where’s the patient?”“There’s 43 patient,” answered the man. “Nobody is ill. I live here, you see, and I must 44home from the town.  There are no taxis at this time of the night. Here’s the money for you. Thank you, doctor. Good 45 !