Question

Most people need to hear those “three little words”-I love you．Once in a while, they hear them just in time．I _________ Connie the day she was sent to the hospital, where I worked as a woman volunteer．Her husband, Bill, stood _________ nearby as she was transferred to the hospital bed．Although Connie was in the final stages of her fight against cancer, she was _________．As we became familiar(熟悉), she said how frustrating(沮喪) it was to be married 32 years to a man who often called her “a silly woman”. She looked out of the window at the trees in the courtyard. “I’d give anything if he’d say I love you, it’s just not in his _________.”

Bill visited Connie every day．In the beginning, he sat next to the bed _________ she watched the soaps．Later, when she began sleeping more, he paced up and down the hallway outside her room．Soon, when she no longer watched television and had fewer _________ moments, I began spending more of my _________ time with Bill．

One day, over coffee I got him on the _________ of women and how we need romance in our lives. “Do you tell Connie you love her?” I asked(knowing his answer), and he looked at me as if I was _________． “I don't have to,” he said．“She knows I do!” “I'm sure she knows,” I said, “but she needs to hear what she has __________ to you all the years．”

We walked back to Connie's room．Bill __________ inside, and I left to visit another patient．The date was February 12．

Two days later when Bill saw me, he allowed himself to come into my __________ for a long time．His face was __________ with tears．Finally, he leaned back against the wall and __________ a deep breath．“I have to say something,” he said．“I have to say how good I feel about telling her．”He stopped to __________ his nose．“This morning I told her how much I loved her…and loved being married to her．You should have seen her smile!”

1.A. looked B. met C. watched D. saw

2.A. nervously B. carefully C. happily D. carelessly

3.A. excited B. upset C. cheerful D. mad

4.A. eyes B. heart C. brain D. nature

5.A. after B. while C. before D. where

6.A. sleepy B. reading C. waking D. standing

7.A. difficult B. lonely C. happy D. volunteer

8.A. subject B. idea C. lesson D. event

9.A. crazy B. bored C. surprised D. ill

10.A. loved B. meant C. given D. done

11.A. disappeared B. appeared C. fell D. ran

12.A. hands B. arms C. face D. feet

13.A. red B. black C. wet D. felt

14.A. held B. took C. lost D. felt

15.A. wash B. keep C. run D. blow

Answer 1