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A TV program was being videoed. Tonight it was to select the sweetest whisper of love ever said between husband and wife. The final competition was held among 10 married couples. Seven of them were young ones; two middle-aged and one old. The last turn came to the old couple. The old lady took the microphone and said the sweetest whisper of love she has ever heard was: “Are you standing or sitting?”The host fixed his eyes on her, quite puzzled by her remarks. Regardless of all the talking around, she went on with her story. Her husband has been a doctor before he retired. One day when he was on duty at the hospital, he felt a sharp pain at the heart. By his professional knowledge he knew immediately he suffered a fit of heart attack. His colleagues carried him at once to the operation room and prepared him for a by-pass operation, which was highly risky. The patient’s family members had to be informed before it began. The patient himself was allowed to put in a word.  Lying silently on the operation table with a trembling hand, he dialed after a moment’s thinking the number of his wife’s phone. Finally a familiar voice came from the other end… “So many years had passed but memory of this incident remained fresh in my mind. What he said in the beginning was: ‘Are you standing or sitting?’ He was actually worried about me, wondering how I felt at the news. He was afraid I would have fallen flat onto the ground. In such a critical（危急的）state as he was then, his thought still went to me…” The old lady concluded slowly, “That’s the sweetest whisper of love I’ve ever heard all my life.” A loud applause followed in the wake of a short silence. 1．Why did the audience begin talking after hearing the old woman’s first sentence?       A．They didn’t believe what she had said.     B．They couldn’t hear what she was saying.        C．They felt confused by her words.         D．They got bored with her story. 2．What can be inferred from the fact that the old woman had to be informed of the operation?        A．She had to accompany his husband.        B．She would operate on his husband.        C．Her husband was working in the hospital.        D．It was the hospital’s rule to do so. 3．Why did the old man think for a moment before he called his wife?        A．He hesitated to tell her about his condition.        B．He was mindful of her wife’s safety.        C．He wanted to delay being operated on.        D．He was too nervous to think up his words. 4．Which of the following might be the best title for the text?       A．Are You Standing or Sitting.                  B．True Love Needn’t Words        C．A Moving TV Program                         D．Old Couple’s Love Story 答案：CDBA

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