【Icecreamcan’tcurecancerorbringbackalostlovebutitcanmakeonefeelbetterforawhile.About18monthsagomyfatherwasinhospitalrecoveringfromamajorlungoperation.Mymotherhadrecently36andmyfatherhad】
Icecreamcan’tcurecancerorbringbackalostlovebutitcanmakeonefeelbetterforawhile.
About18monthsagomyfatherwasinhospitalrecoveringfromamajorlungoperation.Mymotherhadrecently 36 andmyfatherhadtakenthelossofhispartnerof55yearsveryhardandhadlostinterestin 37 .Tryingtogethimto 38 eachdaywasquiteachoreashedidn’twantanything.Theonething 39 thathewouldaskustobringhimwasice-cream.
Oneeveningtoour 40 herefusedtoeattheice-cream 41 Iplaceditinastaffroomfreezer.AlittlewhilelatermysondecidedhewanteditsoI 42 itforhim.
AsIpassedanotherward（病房）a 43 asked“Aretheremorewherethatcamefrom?”WhenIexplainedthe 44 sheapologized.Shethensaidthatshehadcancerandcouldeatverylittle 45 theoccasionalice-cream.
ThenexteveningIdecidedtobuytwoice-creams.OnthewaytoDad’sroomIstoppedinatthe 46 woman’sroomand 47 hertheice-creamI’dboughtforher.Shewas 48 stunnedthatIhadthoughtofherand 49 thegiftwithtearsinhereyes.Ispokewithherforafewminutes 50 whatwashappeninginmyfamilyandlistenedtoher 51 storyofpainandsuffering.Itwasapparentthatshedidnot 52 manyvisitorsandtheice-creamandourshortchatmeantagreatdealtoher.
I 53 thegestureafewdayslaterandthistimewas 54 withahugehug.
Inevereventhoughttoaskhernameandneversawheragainbutitmademerealizethatanactof 55 canbemorerewardingwhenyougiveitratherthanreceiveit.
1.A．passedaway B．goneout C．comeback D．calmeddown
2.A．work B．life C．studies D．games
3.A．speak B．laugh C．drink D．eat
4.A．though B．however C．instead D．therefore
5.A．joy B．satisfactionC．surprise D．relief
6.A．if B．unless C．so D．because
7.A．borrowed B．bought C．made D．fetched
8.A．woman B．granny C．girl D．child
9.A．question B．situation C．process D．decision
10.A．bet