Many of us learn valuable lessons from our patients. I was  36  to learn one early in my career as a nurse. I have  37  her name, but she has influenced the way I treat many other patients.
I was working the 3-11 pm shift at a small hospital at that time. The patient was a 42-year-old woman who had  38  a heart attack. She was expected to stay in  39  for about two weeks before being sent home. She was  40  that she could not see her three young children. We did not  41  children into a hospital in those days.
Every evening, we would  42  our children. I had one daughter and I loved her so much that I could not  43  not seeing her every day. The patient was getting  44  and we both knew it wouldn’t be long before she would be home  45  her little ones again.
About a week later, she  46  me to sit with her for a while. I held her hand and she told me she was  47  and thought she might not see her kids again. I tried to let her know that her  48  so far had been great. It was 10:30 pm, almost time for the  49  of my work. I told her I had to hand in my 50  and that I would come back to her room.
Then I  51  with my friends. It wasn’t until I had got home that I realized I had forgotten to keep my promise. “That’s OK,” I thought, “I will spend  52  time with her tomorrow.”
The next day I was told that she had  53  at midnight. She wanted company and I let her down. She left the world quietly. If I had stayed in her room, would she be home surrounded by her  54  right now? I would never know. What I do know is this: I have  55  every patient’s request since that night.

Many of us learn valuable lessons from our patients. I was  36  to learn one early in my career as a nurse. I have  37  her name, but she has influenced the way I treat many other patients.

I was working the 3-11 pm shift at a small hospital at that time. The patient was a 42-year-old woman who had  38  a heart attack. She was expected to stay in  39  for about two weeks before being sent home. She was  40  that she could not see her three young children. We did not  41  children into a hospital in those days.

Every evening, we would  42  our children. I had one daughter and I loved her so much that I could not  43  not seeing her every day. The patient was getting  44  and we both knew it wouldn’t be long before she would be home  45  her little ones again.

About a week later, she  46  me to sit with her for a while. I held her hand and she told me she was  47  and thought she might not see her kids again. I tried to let her know that her  48  so far had been great. It was 10:30 pm, almost time for the  49  of my work. I told her I had to hand in my 50  and that I would come back to her room.

Then I  51  with my friends. It wasn’t until I had got home that I realized I had forgotten to keep my promise. “That’s OK,” I thought, “I will spend  52  time with her tomorrow.”

The next day I was told that she had  53  at midnight. She wanted company and I let her down. She left the world quietly. If I had stayed in her room, would she be home surrounded by her  54  right now? I would never know. What I do know is this: I have  55  every patient’s request since that night.

1.                A．fortunate       B．afraid          C．smart    D．brave

2.                A．replaced        B．spread          C．asked    D．forgotten

3.                A．treated         B．suffered        C．checked D．damaged

4.                A．town           B．school          C．room     D．hospital

5.                A．delighted       B．calm           C．upset    D．hopeful

6.                A．need          B．allow           C．pull D．force

7.                A．talk about       B．look after       C．play with D．deal with

8.                A．imagine         B．avoid           C．enjoy    D．practice

9.                A．fatter          B．better          C．warmer   D．older

10.               A．between       B．against         C．with D．on

11.               A．asked          B．paid           C．permitted D．ordered

12.               A．relaxed        B．scared         C．confident D．honest

13.               A．attitude        B．method        C．progress   D．idea

14.               A．development    B．period         C．change    D．end

15.               A．homework      B．report          C．design    D．drawing

16.               A．argued         B．arrived         C．boarded   D．left

17.               A．extra          B．useful          C．valuable   D．little

18.               A．died           B．disappeared     C．escaped   D．agreed

19.               A．kids           B．patients        C．nurses    D．doctors

20.               A．learned from    B．looked for       C．cared about    D．made up

Many of us learn valuable lessons from our patients. I was  36  to learn one early in my career as a nurse. I have  37  her name, but she has influenced the way I treat many other patients.

I was working the 3-11 pm shift at a small hospital at that time. The patient was a 42-year-old woman who had  38  a heart attack. She was expected to stay in  39  for about two weeks before being sent home. She was  40  that she could not see her three young children. We did not  41  children into a hospital in those days.

Every evening, we would  42  our children. I had one daughter and I loved her so much that I could not  43  not seeing her every day. The patient was getting  44  and we both knew it wouldn’t be long before she would be home  45  her little ones again.

About a week later, she  46  me to sit with her for a while. I held her hand and she told me she was  47  and thought she might not see her kids again. I tried to let her know that her  48  so far had been great. It was 10:30 pm, almost time for the  49  of my work. I told her I had to hand in my 50  and that I would come back to her room.

Then I  51  with my friends. It wasn’t until I had got home that I realized I had forgotten to keep my promise. “That’s OK,” I thought, “I will spend  52  time with her tomorrow.”

The next day I was told that she had  53  at midnight. She wanted company and I let her down. She left the world quietly. If I had stayed in her room, would she be home surrounded by her  54  right now? I would never know. What I do know is this: I have  55  every patient’s request since that night.

36．A．fortunate       B．afraid                    C．smart                    D．brave

37．A．replaced       B．spread                  C．asked                  D．forgotten

38．A．treated                 B．suffered         C．checked               D．damaged

39．A．town              B．school                  C．room                    D．hospital

40．A．delighted             B．calm               C．upset                    D．hopeful

41．A．need                    B．allow               C．pull                D．force

42．A．talk about            B．look after        C．play with               D．deal with

43．A．imagine         B．avoid                     C．enjoy                    D．practice

44．A．fatter                    B．better                    C．warmer          D．older

45．A．between        B．against                 C．with                     D．on

46．A．asked                  B．paid                      C．permitted              D．ordered

47．A．relaxed                B．scared                  C．confident              D．honest

48．A．attitude         B．method                  C．progress              D．idea

49．A．development  B．period                   C．change                D．end

50．A．homework            B．report                   C．design                 D．drawing

51．A．argued                 B．arrived           C．boarded               D．left

52．A．extra                    B．useful                   C．valuable               D．little

53．A．died              B．disappeared C．escaped               D．agreed

54．A．kids               B．patients                 C．nurses                 D．doctors

55．A．learned from  B．looked for             C．cared about D．made up

　Parents often believe that they have a good relationship with their teenagers. But last summer, Joanna and Henry noticed a change in their older son: suddenly he seemed to be talking far more to his friends than to his parents. “The door to his room is always shut.” Joanna noted.

Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14-year-old daughter. “She used to cuddle up (蜷伏)with me on the sofa and talk,” said Mark. “Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something. Sometimes she wants to be treated like a little girl and sometimes like a young lady. The problem is figuring out which time is which.”

Before age 11, children like to tell their parents what’s on their minds. “In fact, parents are first on the list.” said Michael Riera, author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. “This completely changes during the teen years.” Riera explained. “They talk to their friends first, then maybe their teachers, and their parents last.”

Parents who know what’s going on in their teenagers’ lives are in the best position to help them. To break down the wall of silence, parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say, and try to find ways to talk and write to them. And they must give their children a mental break, for children also need freedom, though young. Another thing parents should remember is that to be a friend, not a manager, with their children is a better way to know them.

“The door to his room is always shut” suggests that the son          .

 A．keeps himself away from his parents  

B．doesn’t want to be disturbed

 C．is always busy with his studies      

D．begins to dislike his parents

What troubles Tina and Mark most is that       .

 A．their daughter isn’t as lovely as before

 B．they don’t know what to say to their daughter

 C．they can’t read their daughter’s mind exactly

 D．their daughter talks with them only when she needs help

Which of the following best explains “the wall of silence” in the last paragraph?

 A．Teenagers do not talk much with their parents.

 B．Teenagers do not want to understand their parents.

 C．Teenagers talk a lot with their friends.

 D．Teenagers talk little about their own lives.

．What can be learned from the passage?

 A．Parents are unhappy with their growing children.

 B．Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers.

 C．Parents should try to understand their teenagers.

 D．Parents should be patients with their silent teenagers.