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(沮丧) 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

Scientists find that hard-working people can live longer than idle(不工作的) people. Career women are healthier than housewives. Evidence shows that the jobless are in poorer health than the job-holder. A report shows that whenever the unemployment rate(失业率) increases by 1%, the death rate increases by 2%. All this comes down to one point: work is helpful to health.

Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, away from loneliness. Researches show that people feel unhappy, worried when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are busy. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as a bridge between man and reality(现实). By work, people come into contact with each other. By taking part in some activities, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work means the loss of everything. It affects man in spirit and makes him easy to get ill.

Besides, work gives one a sense of fulfillment(充实感) and a sense of achievement. Work makes one feel his value in society. When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow, they are happy beyond words.

From the above we can come to the conclusion that the more you work, the happier and healthier you will be. Let us work hard and study well and live a happy and healthy life.

1.Who can live longer, hard-working people or idle people?

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2.How do people feel when they don’t have anything to do?

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3.How can we find friendship and warmth in our daily life?

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4.Why can career women be healthier than housewives? (请根据文章内容,自拟1句话作答)

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5.What do you think hard work can bring us? (请根据自己的想法,自拟1-2句话作答)

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