An old man lay in a hospital bed, heavily sedated(给……服镇静剂)to ease the pain from his heart attack.. The nurse arrived and said, "Your 36 is here," repeating the words several times before the 37 conscious man opened his eyes. His son was a 38 who had come back from service to 39 to his beloved father.
The elderly man 40 out to touch his son's hand and held it gently. All through the 41 ,the young soldier sat in the ward(病房)offering words of 42 to his dying dad, who said 43 but kept a weak grip of his child. 44 of the noise of the oxygen tank and the moans(呻吟声)of the other patients, the soldier remained 45 by the old man-s side.
Several times in the course of that long night, the nurse returned and suggested that the soldier leave to 4 6 for a while, But each time he would 4 7 As dawn approached the elderly man 48 His loving son rested the old man's lifeless hand on the bed and left to find the 49 . The young man waited while the nurse carried his father's body away and when she returned, offering words of 50 the soldier interrupted her.
"Who was the man?"-he asked.
51 ,the nurse replied, "He was your father."
“No, he wasn't," the young man said, 6'I've never seen him before in my life.”
"Then 52 didn't you say something'?"
“When I arrived at the ward,I knew right away there had been a(n) 53 ,”the young man explained. "But I also knew that man needed his son, and he wasn't here.I could tell he was too一54 to know who sat beside him but he needed someone there, soI just decided t0 55 him.
A.wife B.son C.brother D.cousin
A.barely B.simply C.actually D.totally
A.director B.manager C.waiter D.soldier
A.talk B.listen C.attend D.adjust
A.morning B.noon C.afternoon D.night
A.sadness B.truth C.excitement D.encoursgement
A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
A.Free B.Unaware C.Afraid D.Tired
A.loyally B.seriously C.impatiently D.carelessly
A.walk B.chat C.rest D.exercise
A.refuse B.agree C.hesitate D.weep
A.awoke B.died C.recovered D.screamed
A.friend B.relative C.ambulance D.nurse
A.love B.anger C.sympathy D.admiration
A.Shocked B.Worried C.Frightened D.Annoyed
A.mistake B.hope C.accident D.event
A.anxious B.sick C.disappointed D.careless
A.leave B.support C.respect D.accompany