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It was unusually quiet in the emergency room （急诊室） on December25.
I didn't think there would be any patients, complaining about having to work on. Just then five people showed up at my desk, a pale woman and four small children.
"Are you all sick?" I asked doubtfully.
"Yes," she said weakly and lowered her head.
But when it came to descriptions of their problems, things got a little unclear. Two of the children had headaches, but I couldn't find any normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still. Two children had earaches, but only one could tell me which ear was hurting. The mother complained of a cough but seemed to work to produce it.
Something was wrong, but I didn't say anything but explained that it might be a little while before a doctor saw her. She replied, "Take your time; it's warm in here."
I checked the form after the admitting clerk had finished her work with the family. No address — they were homeless. The waiting room was warm.
I looked out at the family standing by the Christmas tree. The youngest one was pointing at the television and shouting something to her mother. The oldest one was looking at the colorful Christmas tree.
I went back to the nurses' station and mentioned we had a homeless family in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining about working Christmas, turned to pity for a family just trying to get warm on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there's a medical emergency. But this one was a Christmas emergency.
We were all offered a free meal in the hospital dining hall on Christmas Day, so we prepared a big one for our Christmas guests. We needed presents, too. We put together oranges and apples in a basket. We collected from different departments candies, crayons and other things that could be presents. As seriously as we met the physical needs of the patients that came to us that day, our team worked to meet the needs, and beyond the expectations, of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas Day.
Later, as the family walked to the door to leave, the four-year-old came running back, gave me a hug and whispered, "Thanks for being our angels today."
小题1:Why did the family come to the hospital?
| A．They were sick. | B．They were cold and hungry. |
| C．They wanted to visit friends. | D．They got all their money lost. |
| A．They offered a free meal to them. |
| B．They bought some presents for them. |
| C．They sent for a doctor for them. |
| D．They asked them to stay overnight in the hospital. |
| A．The mother was seriously ill. |
| B．The family were driven out of the hospital. |
| C．The writer and her workmates always liked to work on Christmas. |
| D．The family thanked the writer and her workmates for their kindness. |
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Jennie sat at her window as usual, looking out upon the street, with a look of sadness on her face,“What a long day this is going to be!”
Then she saw a little boy running down the street, swinging his schoolbag. Looking up to the window, he took off 1 hat and bowed with a bright, pleasant smile.
“What a nice 2 ,”said Jennie to herself, as the boy ran out of sight.“It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who goes by would look up 3 smile.”
George, the little boy, told his mother about that 4 girl when he got back home,“She looks so helpless. I wish I could do something for her.”
“Why not give her some 5 ?”said his mother. George agreed.
The next morning, as Jennie 6 at he window again, she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers carefully picking his way across the street. He stopped in front of her window, smiling pleasantly, and said,“Can I come in?”Jennie told him 7 to get into the house.
Opening the door to Jennie’s gentle“Come in”, George said, “I’ve brought you some flowers.”
“Are they for me?”said Jennie 8 .“How kind you are,”she continued, as George put the flowers on her lap.“I’ve 9 received any flower since we moved to the town.”
“Did you live in the countryside?”asked George, 10 the old, small and empty room.
“Yes,”said Jennie.
Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However, she lost her right leg in an accident. She 11 walk like other people any longer. Later, her father died, and her mother was sick 12 so many years that their money was all gone. They sold the house, and move here to get work to do.
George told his parents 13 . They decided to help her. More and more people in the 14 gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly cheered up.
A few months later, Jennie and her mother 15 a flower shop. People could always see Jennie sitting in the shop, having a lovely smile on her face.
1. A．her B．his C．your D．my
2. A．house B．door C．smile D．schoolbag
3. A．and B．but C．as D．or
4. A．rich B．lucky C．bad D．poor
5. A．money B．flowers C．clothes D．food
6. A．danced B．cried C．sat D．laughed
7. A．how B．who C．when D．why
8. A．angrily B．easily C．sadly D．happily
9. A．never B．usually C．always D．sometimes
10. A．looking for B．looking around
C．looking like D．looking after
11. A．shouldn’t B．needn’t C．couldn’t D．mustn’t
12. A．for B．in C．at D．on
13. A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
14. A．countryside B．town C．village D．city
15. A．reached B．left C．closed D．opened
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Jennie sat at her window as usual, looking out upon the street, with a look of sadness on her face,“What a long day this is going to be!”
Then she saw a little boy running down the street, swinging his schoolbag. Looking up to the window, he took off 1 hat and bowed with a bright, pleasant smile.
“What a nice 2 ,”said Jennie to herself, as the boy ran out of sight.“It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who goes by would look up 3 smile.”
George, the little boy, told his mother about that 4 girl when he got back home,“She looks so helpless. I wish I could do something for her.”
“Why not give her some 5 ?”said his mother. George agreed.
The next morning, as Jennie 6 at he window again, she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers carefully picking his way across the street. He stopped in front of her window, smiling pleasantly, and said,“Can I come in?”Jennie told him 7 to get into the house.
Opening the door to Jennie’s gentle“Come in”, George said, “I’ve brought you some flowers.”
“Are they for me?”said Jennie 8 .“How kind you are,”she continued, as George put the flowers on her lap.“I’ve 9 received any flower since we moved to the town.”
“Did you live in the countryside?”asked George, 10 the old, small and empty room.
“Yes,”said Jennie.
Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However, she lost her right leg in an accident. She 11 walk like other people any longer. Later, her father died, and her mother was sick 12 so many years that their money was all gone. They sold the house, and move here to get work to do.
George told his parents 13 . They decided to help her. More and more people in the 14 gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly cheered up.
A few months later, Jennie and her mother 15 a flower shop. People could always see Jennie sitting in the shop, having a lovely smile on her face.
1. A．her B．his C．your D．my
2. A．house B．door C．smile D．schoolbag
3. A．and B．but C．as D．or
4. A．rich B．lucky C．bad D．poor
5. A．money B．flowers C．clothes D．food
6. A．danced B．cried C．sat D．laughed
7. A．how B．who C．when D．why
8. A．angrily B．easily C．sadly D．happily
9. A．never B．usually C．always D．sometimes
10. A．looking for B．looking around
C．looking like D．looking after
11. A．shouldn’t B．needn’t C．couldn’t D．mustn’t
12. A．for B．in C．at D．on
13. A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
14. A．countryside B．town C．village D．city
15. A．reached B．left C．closed D．opened
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