Question

A young soldier was looking for someone in a hospital. Then in front of a room, a nurse saw him and said, “Oh, your father is right here.” And  31  the young man could say anything, she quickly took him to an old man in bed. “Your son is here,” she said. She had to 32 many times before the old man’s eyes opened.

    The old man was too sick to see the young man  33 . He reached out his hand. The young man held his hand. He wanted to let the old man feel his  34  .

    The nurse brought a chair so that the young man could   35  beside the bed. All through the night, the young man sat there and held the old man’s hand. She found him very tired, so she asked him to  36  ,but he didn’t. Sometimes, the nurse heard the young man say a few words. The old man said nothing. He only held the young man’s hand the whole night.

    When morning came, the old man died. The nurse said, “I’m sorry about that.” “But 37 was that man?” “He was your father,” she answered  38 . “No, he wasn’t.” the young man said. “I never saw him before in my life.” “Then why didn’t you say anything when I took you to him?” “I knew at once that there must be something wrong. But I also knew he   39  his son, and his son just wasn’t here. When I found he was too sick to tell whether l was his son or not, I knew how much he needed me. So I  40  .”

(   )31. A. before           B. when     C. after             D. since

(   )32. A. report            B. remove           C. repeat    D. recommend

(   )33. A. correctly         B. clearly    C. happily           D. closely

(   )34. A. happiness         B. energy           C. power    D. love

(   )35. A. stand            B. lie               C. walk     D. sit

(   )36. A. take a seat   B. have a rest     C. take a look   D. have a talk

(   )37. A. what             B. how             C. who            D. where

(   )38. A. in surprise B. in fear    C. in trouble    D. in danger

(   )39. A. believed     B. understood       C. remembered      D. needed

(   )40. A. returned          B. arrived           C. stayed    D. left

  

Answer 1

31-35 ACBDD   36~40 BCADC