My husband Bill, was diagnosed with cancer(癌症).Over the course of seven months.he went from beating me silly at tennis to needing my help to go to the bathroom.

It was the best seven months of my life. Maybe I don't __ mean that, but it was certainly the time when I felt most alive. I had become a respected professor, and a responsible wife. During those seven months, I came to understand that nothing would ___ more than what I had done to my husband.

When I couldn't sleep at night, I prayed(析祷)to God. Then I began praying it daily even if I had no difficulty sleeping, which __.my breathing and calmed my mind.

During his last week.a relative visited I noticed that she'd changed her appearance. but in a funny way. It was the kind of ___ I kept to myself. After she left .Bill voiced exactly what I'd been thinking, in that truthful way he bad and I found myself laughing out in my heart.

I could live with this man, even needing as much care as he does, for the next 40 years, I thought.__, he would be dead very soon. I will never again have that high a purpose in my life. I will try to be a little less unhappy, and a little more____for the small moments in life .I am a better person for caring for Bill. It was his last, best gift to me.

1.A. completely B. hardly C. actually D. carefully

2.A. care B. matter C. change D. cost

3.A. slowed B. increased C. held D. took

4.A. jokes B. friends C. work D. thought

5.A. Luckily B. However C. Instead D. Finally

6.A. sorry B. excited C. thankful D. worried

My father is a wise man although he just finished high school. Before leaving for ______, my father sat me down and told this unforgettable story to me. It is one I shall never forget. After you read the story, you'll ______ what I mean.

There is an old story of a boilermaker(锅炉修理工) who repaired a huge steamship boiler system that was not working well. After ______ the engineer's description of the problems and asking a few questions, he went to the boiler's room. He looked at many pipes, listened to the sound of the boiler and noise of steam for a few ______, and touched some pipes with his ______. Then he thought for a while, reached into his work?clothes and took out a small hammer, and tapped(敲) a bright red valve(阀门) one time. ______, the system began working perfectly, and the boilermaker went home. ______ the steamship owner received a bill for $1,000, he complained(抱怨) that the boilermaker was only in the engine room for 15 minutes and asked so ______. So the boilermaker sent him a bill that ______ as follows:

For tapping the valve: $0.50

For knowing ______ to tap: $999.50

Total: $1,000.00

“Tony,” he said, “I want you to go to college so that you can get your degree, but more importantly, I want you to return with an education.”

1.A. home B. college C. America D. office

2.A. guess B. study C. know D. hear

3.A. talking with B. looking for C. writing down D. listening to

4.A. minutes B. hours C. days D. weeks

5.A. eyes B. feet C. hands D. face

6.A. At once B. At last C. At all D. At first

7.A. Until B. When C. Because D. But

8.A. few B. little C. many D. much

9.A. told B. read C. wrote D. drew

10.A. who B. why C. when D. where

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