Question

     After my brother's serious heart attack, he lay in a coma(昏迷) in the hospital. Tubes and wires   36   him up to machines that kept him alive. The only sound in his room was the    37   whoosh(呼呼声) of the pump forcing air into his lungs. My sister--in--law stood by,    38   

As a minister I had been with families in similar   39   . I had searched for the right   40  , a phrase of hope, trying to   41   them. But this was a new   42  

During these difficult days, my sister-- in-- law and I were   43   between hope and resignation. We   44   every visitor. We were grateful for their stories of people who had    45   comas and return to   46   . We listened when they talked knowledgeably about the stages of grief. We knew they cared. But many visitors came   47   the door talking, and kept talking. Was that how I had dealt with my nervousness when I didn't know  48   to say?

      Then a/n   49   friend came to visit. He stood with us around the bed, looking at my brother's body. There was a long silence. Suddenly   50   with emotion, he said, "I'm sorry." There was another long pause.   51   , he hugged my sister--in--law and then turned to shake my hand. He held it a   52   longer than necessary and squeezed a little harder than   53  . As he looked at me, tears came to his eyes. And then he left. One week later, my brother died.

     Years   54   passed and I still remember that visitor. I do not recall his name, but I'll never forget how he shared our grief, quietly and   55   and without awkwardness. His few words spoke volumes.

36. A. added	B. hooked	C. put	D. held
37. A. rhythmical	B. loud	C. irregular	D. harmonious
38. A. careful	B. hopeful	C. helpless	D. useless
39. A. conversations	B. considerations	C. locations	D. situations
40. A. words	B. places	C. roles	D. choices
41. A. convince	B. teach	C. comfort	D. serve
42. A. challenge	B. adventure	C. experience	D. opportunity
43. A. filled	B. torn	C. worn	D. settled
44. A. appreciated	B. expected	C. depended	D. evaluated
45. A. suffered from	B. shaken off	C. come down with	D. kept out
46. A. reality	B. origin	C. function	D. normal
47. A. in	B. across	C. over	D. through
48. A. why	B. what	C. how	D. when
49. A. casual	B. expected	C. close	D. familiar
50. A. concentrated	B. controlled	C. overcome	D. disappointed
51. A. However	B. Therefore	C. Besides	D. Finally
52. A. second	B. lot	C. great deal	D. period
53. A. before	B. possible	C. usual	D. past
54. A. had	B. have	C. are	D. were
55. A. extraordinarily	B. desperately	C. nervously	D. sincerely

Answer 1

36―40  BACDA    41―45  CCBAB    46―50DDBAC    51―55  DACBD