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.
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:B
小题17:D
小题18:C
小题19:A
小题20:C
题目分析：文章讲述作者在刚到芝加哥的时候，几乎没有朋友，在一次聚会上，认识了一对夫妇，因为丈夫要在作者工作的医院做心脏手术，所以作者给了他很多帮助和陪伴，渐渐的他们就像家人那么亲密。
小题1:考查形容词：A. few很少，几乎没有，B. some一些，C. several几个，D. many很多，从下文：and seldom went out to parties.可知作者几乎没有什么朋友，选A
小题2:考查动词辨析：A. served服务，提供，B. loved爱，C. met遇到，D. supported支持，我被邀请参加一个聚会，在那里我遇到一对老夫妇，选C
小题3:考查动词辨析：A. searched服务，B. fought斗争，C. worked工作，D. talked谈话，从下文She told me how she was about her husband who was 30 a heart operation.可知那个妻子和我谈了很长时间，选D
小题4:考查形容词辨析：A. regretful后悔的，遗憾的，B. calm冷静的，C. worried担心的，D. lucky幸运的，她说她很担心等待做心脏手术的丈夫，选C
小题5:考查动词短语辨析：A. giving up放弃，B. waiting for等待，C. paying for付款，D. turning down拒绝，从下文：At that time I was working as a researcher in the same where the husband would be going for his operation,可知她的丈夫在等待做心脏手术，选B
小题6:考查名词辨析：A. hotel旅店，B. hospital医院，C. restaurant饭店，D. office办公室，从定语从句where the husband would be going for his operation,可知修饰的是医院，选B
小题7:考查连词辨析： A. so所以，B. but但是，C. though虽然，D. since自从，因为作者是这个丈夫要做手术的医院的研究人员，所以他让妻子把他的电话号码记下，选A
小题8:考查动词辨析：A. ask问，B. call叫，打电话，C. help帮助，D. invite邀请，从上文的：I told her to take down my phone number可知是记下电话号码，打电话给我，让我知道他在那里，选B
小题9:考查动词辨析：A. required要求，B. predicted 预测，C. expected期待，D. promised答应，她象许诺的那样几个星期后打电话给我，选D
小题10:考查副词辨析：A. even甚至，B. seldom 很少，C. still仍然，D. sometimes有时，她告诉我他丈夫已经住院了，还在等待。选C
小题11:考查名词辨析：A. work工作， B. school学校，C. home家，D. table桌子，我告诉她我上班的时候，会每天去给他检查。选A
小题12:考查名词辨析：A. experience经验，经历，B. company公司，陪伴，C. luck幸运，D. trust信任，从上文的：I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same,可知作者要陪伴他们，选B
小题13:考查名词辨析：A. risk冒险，B. stress压力，C. test检测，考验，D. habit习惯，每天去看他记录他的手术情况成了我的习惯，选D
小题14:考查名词辨析：A. book书，B. picture图画，C. computer电脑，D. tape磁带，有时我会带一本书给他看，选A
小题15:考查形容词辨析：A. early早，B. together一起，C. alone单独，D. everywhere到处，有时我会带一些食物和他一起分享，选B
小题16:考查名词辨析：A. public大众，公众，B. family家庭，C. team队伍，D. group团队，随着时间的推移，我觉得是这个家庭的一份子了，选B
小题17:考查动词辨析： A. missed想念，错过，B. followed 跟随，C. knew知道，D. visited参观，甚至在丈夫出院了，我们还是会彼此拜访，选D
小题18:考查动词辨析：A. leave离开，B. find发现，C. have有，D. need需要，10年后，我有了自己的家庭，选C
小题19:考查动词辨析：A. live生活，B. come来，C. move移动，D. drive开车，因为我的父母不住在附近，所以这对夫妇成了我孩子当地的祖父母，选A
小题20:考查形容词辨析：A. nervous紧张，B. curious好奇的，C. thankful感谢的，D. suitable适合的，我和妻子非常感激有这样的当地的父母，选C