The story I’m going to tell truly happened in my life.

The other day, I met a man outside the gym who_16___a movie star. He was handsome and smiling. His upper body was muscular and he __17_to be on top of the world.

“How are you?” I _18___with a smile. “I’m doing really well,” he replied in a cheerful voice. His enthusiasm and big smile _19___the parking garage . _20___as he walked up, I _21___his long legs were thin and I saw he had a silver cane(手杖).“Why do you need that cane?” I couldn’t _22___thinking he had a minor injury. “I have MS,” he answered in a _23___ voice too, as his broad smile __24__left his face. Multiple Sclerosis is a very serious disease and often painful. I looked at him from my little red sports car and said, “You _25___it very well. You seem like a happy man _26___ the MS.” Without losing a bit of his smile he replied, “ I am a happy man,” and then added, “I’d be even happier if I had that sports _27___.”

 It was ironic(讽刺的). Just _28___we spoke, I’d been sitting in that little sports car, feeling sad about my painful shoulder over the last 11 months although I was _29___ after an operation. Here’s a man with a __30__far tougher than mine, but his positive attitude made him feel no _31___happiness. He went on with his enjoyment of life as usual, which moved me deeply.

     It was also a wonderful reminder of that old _32___, “I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.” _33___ your problems, just keep in__34__that none of us goes through life __35__and like the man with MS, make the most of what you have. Count your blessings.

The story I’m going to tell truly happened in my life.

The other day, I met a man outside the gym who_16___a movie star. He was handsome and smiling. His upper body was muscular and he __17_to be on top of the world.

“How are you?” I _18___with a smile. “I’m doing really well,” he replied in a cheerful voice. His enthusiasm and big smile _19___the parking garage . _20___as he walked up, I _21___his long legs were thin and I saw he had a silver cane(手杖).“Why do you need that cane?” I couldn’t _22___thinking he had a minor injury. “I have MS,” he answered in a _23___ voice too, as his broad smile __24__left his face. Multiple Sclerosis is a very serious disease and often painful. I looked at him from my little red sports car and said, “You _25___it very well. You seem like a happy man _26___ the MS.” Without losing a bit of his smile he replied, “ I am a happy man,” and then added, “I’d be even happier if I had that sports _27___.”

 It was ironic(讽刺的). Just _28___we spoke, I’d been sitting in that little sports car, feeling sad about my painful shoulder over the last 11 months although I was _29___ after an operation. Here’s a man with a __30__far tougher than mine, but his positive attitude made him feel no _31___happiness. He went on with his enjoyment of life as usual, which moved me deeply.

     It was also a wonderful reminder of that old _32___, “I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.” _33___ your problems, just keep in__34__that none of us goes through life __35__and like the man with MS, make the most of what you have. Count your blessings.

—What’s the matter with you, Sandy?

—I’m _____ a bad cold. I think I am dying.

A. recovering from   B. suffering from   C. catching up with         D. getting into

Jennifer walked into the hospital and shivered (寒颤). She did not like them because ___36___ were always so cold, and everything in them was so white. Unwillingly, she ___37___ her mother and father into her grandmother’s room. Up to her chin in blankets, her grandmother looked small and ___38___. Jennifer saw a tube in her grandmother’s arm and all types of machines beside her. [

Her mother gently kissed her grandmother on the cheek, ___39___ Jennifer was afraid to get too close. Her grandmother smiled at her and ___40___ for her to come closer, and ___41___ Jennifer walked over and took her grandmother’s hand. “Hi, Sweetie,” whispered her grandmother. “Don’t be ___42___ by all these machines. It’s still me.”

The nurse came in to ___43___ on her grandmother. She used a thermometer to take her grandmother’s ___44___ and a stethoscope (听诊器) to listen to her heart. Jennifer found everything the nurse did for her grandmother extremely ___45___. She asked about the medical instruments, and the nurse ___46___ how they were used. Jennifer listened closely, examining each instrument carefully.

The nurse was really ___47___ toward her grandmother. She softened her pillows and made sure she was ___48___ comfortably. She supplied her with ___49___, food, and reading materials. Jennifer could see what a positive ___50___ the help had on her grandmother. She asked, “Do you enjoy being a nurse?” “Yes, I love taking care of people,” the nurse replied, “and I find it ___51___ to watch people get better. It’s exciting to be a part of all these different people’s lives.”

As the nurse left the room, Jennifer ___52___ at her grandmother and her parents. She was filled with excitement as she ___53___ herself attending Nursing School and learning to care for sick people. For the first time, she didn’t ___54___ being in a hospital. She was starting to like the smell and the white walls of the hospital. They were ___55___ of people trying to help other people.    

36. A. patients                B. hospitals                    C. doctors                  D. nurses

37. A. followed              B. led                            C. showed                  D. invited

38. A. angry                   B. kind                          C. weak                     D. young

39. A. so               B. or                   C. for                D. but

40. A. headed                 B. longed                       C. gestured                 D. looked

41. A. rapidly                 B. immediately               C. surprisingly            D. hesitantly

42. A. frightened            B. unsatisfied                 C. discouraged          D. disappointed

43. A. visit                     B. call                           C. meet                      D. check

44. A. hand                    B. temperature               C. blanket                   D. tube

45. A. meaningful           B. interesting                  C. perfect                   D. useless

46. A. explained              B. wondered                  C. learned                   D. promised

47. A. hopeful                B. special                       C. attentive                 D. serious

48. A. recovering            B. laying                        C. sitting                    D. resting

49. A. machines             B. water                        C. pillows                   D. support

50. A. behavior               B. effect                        C. attitude                   D. experience

51. A. tiresome               B. painful                       C. rewarding               D. amusing

52. A. stared                  B. laughed                     C. waved                    D. smiled

53. A. imagined              B. found                        C. admitted                 D. enjoyed

54. A. mind                 B. escape                       C. forbid                    D. regret

55. A. signals                 B. signs                         C. marks                    D. images