Anursetookthetiredanxiousservicemantothebedside.“Yoursonishere”shesaidtotheoldman.Shehadtorepeatthewordsseveraltimesbeforethepatient’seyesopened.Heavilydruggedwithsleepbecauseofthepainofhishea

　　Anursetookthetiredanxiousservicemantothebedside.“Yoursonishere”shesaidtotheoldman.Shehadtorepeatthewordsseveraltimesbeforethepatient’seyesopened.

　　Heavilydruggedwithsleepbecauseofthepainofhisheartattackhedimly(隐约)sawtheyounguniformedMarinestandingoutsidetheoxygentent.Hereachedoutwithhishand.TheMarinewrappedhistoughenedfingersaroundtheoldman’sweakonesexpressingamessageofloveandencouragement.ThenursebroughtachairsothattheMarinecouldsitbesidethebed.

　　AllthroughthenighttheyoungMarinesatthereinthepoorlylightedward(病房)holdingtheoldman’shandandofferinghimwordsofloveandstrength.OccasionallythenursesuggestedthattheMarinemoveawayandrestawhile.Herefused.Nowandthensheheardhimsayafewgentlewords.Thedyingmansaidnothingonlyholdingtightlytohissonallthroughthenight.Alongtowardsdawntheoldmandied.

　　TheMarinereleasedthenowlifelesshandhehadbeenholdingandwenttotellthenurse.Whileshedidwhatshehadtodohewaited.

　　Finallyshereturned.ShestartedtoofferwordsofsympathybuttheMarineinterruptedher.“Whowasthatman?”heasked.Thenursewassurprised.“Hewasyourfather”sheanswered.“Nohewasn’t”theMarinereplied.“Ineversawhimbeforeinmylife.”“Thenwhydidn’tyousaysomethingwhenItookyoutohim?”askedthenurse.“IknewrightawaytherehadbeenamistakebutIalsoknewheneededhissonandhissonjustwasn’there.WhenIrealizedthathewastoosicktotellwhetherornotIwashissonknowinghowmuchheneededmeIstayed.”heanswered.

　　小题1:WhydidthenursetaketheMarinetotheoldman’sbed?A．Becausehewastheoldman’sson.B．Becausesheknewthathewasawarm-heartedman.C．Becauseshecouldn’tfindanyoneelsethere.D．Becauseshethoughthewastheoldman’sson.小题2:WhydidtheoldmanholdtheMarine’shandallthroughthenight?A．Becauseheknewhewoulddiethenextday.B．Becausehehadn’tseenhissonforalongtime.C．Becausehewasdyingandmistookhimforhisson.D．BecauseheenjoyeddoingthatandsodidtheMarine.