I moved to Chicago ten years ago. As I was new to the area, I had
friends and seldom went out to parties. But a month later, I was invited to a party and there I
an elderly couple.
The wife and I
for a long time. She told me how
she was about her husband who was
a heart operation. At that time I was working as a researcher in the same
where the husband would be going for his operation,
I told her to take down my phone number and
me to let me know when he was there.
She phoned a few weeks later as
and told me that her husband was admitted to the hospital and
waiting. I told her that I would go and check on him every day while I was at
. I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same, so I decided to give them some
.
Weeks turned into months and it just became my
to see them and keep track of how things were going before, during and after the heart operation. Sometimes I'd bring a
for him to read, or some food that we would share
. As time went by, it seemed like I became part of the
. Even after the husband returned from the hospital, we still often
each other on holidays.
Now, ten years later, I
my own family. Since our parents don’t
close by, this couple has become my son’s “local” grandparents. My wife and I often feel truly
to have this couple as our “local” parents! Sometimes family comes out of the most unexpected place.
小题1: | A.few | B.some | C.several | D.many |
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小题2: | A.served | B.loved | C.met | D.supported |
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小题3: | A.searched | B.fought | C.worked | D.talked |
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小题4: | A.regretful | B.calm | C.worried | D.lucky |
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小题5: | A.giving up | B.waiting for | C.paying for | D.turning down |
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小题6: | A.hotel | B.hospital | C.restaurant | D.office |
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小题8: | A.ask | B.call | C.help | D.invite |
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小题9: | A.required | B.predicted | C.expected | D.promised |
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小题10: | A.even | B.seldom | C.still | D.sometimes |
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小题11: | A.work | B.school | C.home | D.table |
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小题12: | A.experience | B.company | C.luck | D.trust |
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小题13: | A.risk | B.stress | C.test | D.habit |
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小题14: | A.book | B.picture | C.computer | D.tape |
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小题15: | A.early | B.together | C.alone | D.everywhere |
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小题16: | A.public | B.family | C.team | D.group |
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小题17: | A.missed | B.followed | C.knew | D.visited |
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小题18: | A.leave | B.find | C.have | D.need |
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小题19: | A.live | B.come | C.move | D.drive |
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小题20: | A.nervous | B.curious | C.thankful | D.suitable |
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