WindowBillandJohn,bothseriouslyill,livedinthesameroomatMarieHospital.Johnlivednexttotheonlywindowoftheroomandwasallowedto36inhisbedandwatchforanhoureveryday.ButBillhadtospendallhistime3
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BillandJohn,bothseriouslyill,livedinthesameroomatMarieHospital.Johnlivednexttotheonlywindowoftheroomandwasallowedto 36 inhisbedandwatchforanhoureveryday.ButBillhadtospendallhistime 37 onhisback.
Theybecamefriendssoonandtalkedforhourseveryday.Theyspokeoftheirfamilies,theirchildren,theirhobbies,andtheir 38 intheAmericanarmy.EachdayJohnwouldsitupand 39tohisroommateBillwhathecouldseeoutsidethewindow.
ThroughJohn’sdescription,Bill’sworldwas 40 andbrightenedbyalltheactivitiesandcolorsoftheoutsideworld.Thewindowoverlookedabeautifulparkwithalovely 41 JohntoldBill.Ducksplayedonthewater 42 childrensailedtheirmodelboats.Andafineviewofthecityskylinecouldbeseeninthedistance.AsJohndescribedallthese 43 Billwouldclosehiseyesand 44 thepicturesquescene.Billwasrecovering 45 .However,Johnbecameweakdaybyday.
Lateonenight,Billwaslyinginbed 46 theceilingwhenJohnbegantocoughseriously.Thendoctorsandnursesrushedtotheroom.ThirtyminuteslaterJohn 47 coughing.Now,therewasonlysilence— 48 silence.
Thefollowingmorning,Billwasmovedtothebednexttothewindowathisrequest.Slowlyand
49 ,hesupportedhimselfupononeelbow(胳膊)totakethefirstlook.Buttohis 50 ,hecouldseenothingbuta 51 wall.
Onlyatthatmomentdidhebegintorealizethatthepursuit(追求)ofhappinesswasamatterof 52 .Itwasapositiveattitudewechosetoexpress.Itwasnotagiftthatwas 53 toourdoorstepeachmorning,nordiditcomethroughthewindow.Itwasallinwardjourney.Whetheramanishappyornotdependsonhisownthoughts 54 anythingoutward.
SoBillbegantodescribethe 55 worldtohisnewroommatethathesawthroughtheonlywindowoftheroom.
小题1:A.standupB.situpC.setupD.stayup小题2:A.1yingB.dependingC.goingD.relying小题3:A.serviceB.advice