6．It was midday when I got the call that my grandfather was not well and he was quickly getting worse．My family did not know how long he would stay in the world．I knew I had to get to the hospital to tell him how much I loved him．As I drove to the hospital，I pictured him before I got to tell him how much he meant to me．Trying to fight back the tears，I wanted to stay calm when I saw him．
When I got to the hospital，I hurriedly looked for his hospital room．I found him in a semi-conscious state（半清醒狀態(tài)）．On my knees，I said softly，"Hello，Grandpa．"
Still feeling shy，I decided not to leave his bedside without letting him know．While I asked about how he was，he told me，"I'll be fine，Henry．"although we both knew that wasn't true．Then he asked me with a smile how I was doing．
Hearing what my grandpa said，I was much moved．I made the decision that I had to show my gratitude for him．As I found all the courage （勇氣） I had，I hold his hand tightly．I cried out，"Grandpa．I just want to let you know how much I love you．I hope you already know that yet I just want to make sure．"By this time，tears were rolling down my face．All those years of love that I had shut and not let him know，became free．
Smilingly，he said，"I know．Thank you for telling me that．All I have on this planet is my family and my love for them．If there is anything I could ask of you，I want you to be good to your family，your mother，your father，and your brother．That's all I want of you．"
What I learned that day changed my whole life．
From then on，I began telling people how much I love them，care for them，and respect them．I get in touch with，for example，my babysitter，my barber，to show my appreciation．I go down into the city once a week and serve pizza to the homeless．I wake up every morning and list everything I'm thankful to in my life．
9．The author got the news of Grandpa's illnessB．
A．in the morning
B．a(chǎn)t noon
C．in the evening
D．a(chǎn)t midnight
10．The author didn't tell Grandpa his love becauseA to say love to Grandpa before．
A．he was too shy
B．he was too frightened
C．he was too busy
D．he had no chances
11．The underlined word"gratitude"（in Paragraph 4）meansD in Chinese．
A．興奮
B．驚訝
C．害怕
D．感激
12．The author wrote this passage to tell readers mainly aboutD．
A．how to think highly of others
B．how to help others get out of trouble
C．how to get in touch with others
D．how to share feelings with others．
分析 本文講述在外公去世的時(shí)候作者才意識(shí)還沒有對(duì)他說出自己的愛，在病床前跟外公說出自己的心聲，表達(dá)自己的感激，從此改變作者對(duì)于人生的態(tài)度，處處充滿感恩．
解答 9---12 BADD
9．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段提到It was midday when I got the call that my grandfather was not well and he was quickly getting worse中午時(shí)我得到電話，我的外公不太好，情況惡化地很快．可知作者得知爺爺病了的消息是在中午．故選B．
10．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段Still feeling shy，I decided not to leave his bedside without letting him know我仍然感到害羞，我決定要去告訴他我愛他．可知作者沒有告訴爺爺是因?yàn)樽髡吆π撸蔬xA．
11．D 詞意猜測題．根據(jù)第四段提到I made the decision that I had to show my gratitude for him．As I found all the courage （勇氣） I had，I hold his hand tightly．我做出決定我要表達(dá)我的感激，因?yàn)槲艺业轿业挠職猓逸p輕握住他的手．可知表示對(duì)外公的感激，故選D．
12．D 意圖判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段提到From then on，I began telling people how much I love them，care for them，and respect them．從那時(shí)起，我開始告訴人們我是多么愛他們，照顧他們，尊重他們．可知作者學(xué)會(huì)如何與別人分享感情．故選D．
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