阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I moved to Chicago ten years ago. As I was new to the area, I had few 1 and seldom went out to parties. But a month later, I was invited to a party and there I 2 an elderly couple. The wife and I talked for a long time. She told me how 3 she was about her husband who was 4 a heart operation (手术). At that time I was working as a researcher in the same 5 where the husband would be going for his operation, so I told her to take down my phone number and must 6 me to let me know when he was there. She phoned a few weeks later as she 7 and told me that her husband was admitted to the hospital and still waiting. I told her that I would go and check on him every day while I was at 8 . I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same, so I decided to give them some company. Weeks turned into months and it just became my 9 to see them and keep track of how things were going before, during and after the heart operation. Sometimes I'd bring a 10 for him to read, or some food that we would enjoy together. As time went by, it seemed like I became part of the 11 . Even after the husband returned from the hospital, we still often 12 each other on holidays. Now, ten years later, I 13 my own family. Since our parents don't 14 close by, this couple has become my son's "local" grandparents. My wife and I often feel truly 15 to have this couple as our "local" parents! Sometimes family comes out of the most unexpected place.
(1)
A .
friends
B .
money
C .
neighbors
D .
freedom
(2)
A .
served
B .
refused
C .
met
D .
supported
(3)
A .
strange
B .
wise
C .
worried
D .
uncertain
(4)
A .
giving up
B .
turning down
C .
paying for
D .
waiting for
(5)
A .
hotel
B .
hospital
C .
restaurant
D .
office
(6)
A .
ask
B .
call
C .
help
D .
invite
(7)
A .
required
B .
predicted
C .
expected
D .
promised
(8)
A .
work
B .
school
C .
home
D .
table
(9)
A .
risk
B .
stress
C .
test
D .
habit
(10)
A .
book
B .
picture
C .
report
D .
sign
(11)
A .
public
B .
family
C .
team
D .
class
(12)
A .
missed
B .
followed
C .
encouraged
D .
visited
(13)
A .
leave
B .
find
C .
have
D .
need
(14)
A .
live
B .
come
C .
move
D .
drive
(15)
A .
nervous
B .
amazed
C .
thankful
D .
disappointed
答案:(1)A;(2)C;(3)C;(4)D;(5)B;(6)B;(7)D;(8)A;(9)D;(10)A;(11)B;(12)D;(13)C;(14)A;(15)C;