Anoldmanlayinahospitalbedheavilysedated(给……服镇定剂)toeasethepainfromhisheartattack.Thenursearrivedandsaid“Your36ishere”repeatingthewordsseveraltimesbeforethe37consciousmanopened

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An old man lay in a hospital bed heavily sedated(给……服镇定剂)to ease the pain from his heart attack. The nurse arrived and said “Your 36 is here ” repeating the words several times before the 37 conscious man opened his eyes His son was a 38 who had come back from service to 39 to his beloved father.

The elderly man 40 out to touch his son’s hand squeezed it gently. All through the 41 the young soldier sat in the dimly lit ward(病房)offering words of 42 to his dying dad. Who said 43 but kept a feeble grip of his child. 44 of the noise of the oxygen tank and the moans of the other patients the marine remained 45 by the old man’s side.

Several times in the course of that long night the nurse returned and suggested that the marine leave to 46 for while. But each time he would 47 .

As dawn approached the elderly man 48 . His loving son rested the old man’s lifeless hand on the bed and left to hind the 49 . The young man waited while the nurse carried his father’s body away and when she returned offering words of 50 the marine interrupted her.

“Who was that man?” he asked.

51 . the nurse replied “He was your father”.

“No he wasn’t ” the young man said “I’ve 52 seen him before in my life”.

“Then why didn’t you say something?”

“When I arrived at the ward I knew right away there had been a (n) 53 .”the young man explained. “But I also knew that man needed his son and he wasn’t here. I could tell he was too 54 to know who sat beside him but he needed someone there so I just decided to 55 .”

36. A. son B. brother C. cousin D. friend

37. A. simply B. actually C. barely D. totally

38. A. director B. marine C. policeman D. manager

39. A. talk B. stick C. tend D. adjust

40. A. reached B. moved C. walked D. picked

41. A. morning B. noon C. afternoon D. night

42. A. respect B. encouragement C. truth D. wisdom

43. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. much

44. A. Unaware B. Afraid C. Free D. Sick

45. A. calm B. still C. seriously D. loyally

46.A. walk B. rest C. chat D. exercise

47.A. refuse B. hesitate C. explain D. think