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　　After graduation from Harvard Medical School, Dr William Thomas never thought he'd work in a nursing home. Then, __1__, he became a medical director of a nursing home in New York, and his ideas began to __2__.“For the first time in my career, I was __3__ for the answer to the question-- what does it mean to __4__ another person?”

　　__15__ that the biggest trouble facing nursing-home residents（居住者）are helplessness, __6__ and boredom, he arranged laughter, usefulness and love as __7__.

　　__8__ Thomas calls it, he began the“Edenization”of the nursing home in 1992. At last he founded the Eden Alternative.

　　Lazy moments and loud television programmes were __9__ with lovely children, playful pets, __10__ plants and music in the lobby. These living things are __11__ into life. Residents are __12__ to tend the animals, water the plants, weed outdoor gardens and do crafts with the children.

　　The Eden Alternative changed the __13__ of the residents at this 80-bed nursing home. In a three-day study, the nursing home was __14__ with a nursing home of equal size. The Eden Alternative had 26 percent less nurse-aide turnover, 15 percent __15__ resident deaths and 38 percent lower medication costs.

　　In 1995 Dr Thomas __16__ his full time to the promotion of the Eden Alternative. More than 200 nursing homes throughout the country have __17__ the Edenization process. Thomas receives queries（质疑）from as __18__ away as Turkey, Japan, Brazil and the Nether-lands. He hopes that his idea of filling“__19__”into nursing homes and inviting the community in will help to“break conventional practice in long term __20__.”

       John’s parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy .It happened during World War II. His family never  1    a washing machine and ,since gasoline was expensive ,they could not  2   trips to the laundry（洗衣店）several miles away. Keeping clothes  3   became a problem for young John’s household.

       A family friend joined the army ,and his wife  4   to go with him. John’s family  5   to store their furniture while they were away. To the family’s   6   ,the friends suggested they use their Bendix. So this is how they  7   the washer.

       Young John helped with the washing ,and across the years he  8   a love for the old, green Bendix. But   9  the war ended .When the friends came to take it back ,John grew terribly   10  .His mother   11  him and said, “You must remember ,that machine   12  belonged to us in the first place. That we ever got to use it at all was a gift. So, instead of being mad at it being taken   13  ,let’s use this  14   to be grateful that we had it at all.”

       The lesson turned out  15   . Years later ,John watched his eight-year-old daughter die a slow and painful death of leukemia（白血病）. Though he   16  for months with her death ,John could not begin getting over from the   17  until he remembered the old Bendix.

       His daughter was a    18  .When he realized that simple fact ,everything changed .He could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter. He started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to   19  for a time. He felt   20  . He found strength and recovery . He knew he could get through the valley of loss.

1．A．required                B．owned                 C．repaired               D．saw

2．A．take                      B．have                    C．afford                 D．ride

4．A．agreed                  B．managed              C．desired                D．prepared

5．A．offered                 B．decided               C．expected             D．promised

6．A．disappointment      B．astonishment        C．sadness               D．regret

7．A．bought                  B．got                      C．borrowed            D．used

8．A．achieved               B．produced             C．developed            D．reduced

9．A．finally                   B．obviously             C．immediately         D．peacefully

10．A．frightened            B．upset                   C．hopeless              D．confused

11．A．explained             B．encouraged          C．comforted           D．taught

12．A．once                   B．already                C．hardly                 D．never

13．A．out                     B．down                  C．away                  D．up

14．A．chance                B．success               C．event                  D．treasure

15．A．important            B．necessary            C．reasonable           D．invaluable

16．A．thought               B．missed                C．struggled             D．forgot

13．A．lesson                 B．loss                     C．illness                 D．difficulty

18．A．death                  B．washer                C．gift                     D．loser

19．A．share                  B．spend                  C．live                     D．earn

20．A．grateful              B．energetic             C．relaxed              D．happy