Today is my(1) eightieth birthday. After dinner, I was holding Grandpa's hand and taking a walk in the park as usual."Where are the peanuts? Give me now!" He suddenly said. (2) I wished I had some with me! "Jerry, the monkeys are going to come out today. Wait till they smell the peanuts." I knew he was lost in one of his memories again.I remembered the stories he told me about how he fed the monkeys when he was a kid.Then,he saw the goldfish! He acted(3) he was seeing them for the first time.At that moment, my tears ran down(4) a disease happening to him.
Poor Grandpa! He fell ill with Alzheimer's disease (阿尔茨海默症) last year.The doctor said it was a progressive brain disorder which (5) destroy ( 破坏) a person's memory.The patient might not also be able to make reasonable judgments(判断).The saddest part was that it was a lifelong disease.But when my parents invited him to stay with us, he refused and said he liked(6) .One day, he forgot to turn off the fire after cooking porridge. Luckily, one of his(7) came to help him before the fire could spread.
It was then that my parents(8) Grandpa to live with us. Often, he would forget my name and ask me who I was and what I was doing in his house.Each time I would answer (9) "It's me, your little Jenny, Grandpa!" Even if he had forgotten who I was, he would always(10) my beloved grandfather. I love him forever.
(1)A. grandpa |
B. grandma |
C. grandma's |
D. grandpa's |
(2)A. What |
B. How |
C. Which |
D. Why |
(3)A. so that |
B. although |
C. as if |
D. even if |
(4)A. because |
B. with |
C. of |
D. from |
(5)A. can |
B. could |
C. may |
D. had to |
(6)A. live lonely |
B. living alone |
C. living lonely |
D. live alone |
(7)A. teachers |
B. classmates |
C. neighbors |
D. neighbor |
(8)A. bought |
B. have brought |
C. took |
D. brought |
(9)A. wisely |
B. softly |
C. angrily |
D. hardly |
(10)A. is |
B. be |
C. to be |
D. are |