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It had been a long drive to the Veteran's hospital． My brother and I had gone to 1 my Dad who had been 2 into the hospital days earlier, weak, sick and confused． The doctor had diagnosed him with pneumonia (肺炎) and found cancer cells in his brain． My Dad looked so 3 lying there in bed． It wasn't just the 4 that was getting to him． It was also being so 5 his family and friends．
As I sat by his bed, a little woman with a big smile 6 into his room． She was at least 80 years old but seemed to have the 7 of someone 60 years young． She was a volunteer 8 handmade get－well cards from the local elementary school． Gently, she took my Dad's hand and thanked him for his service to our country． It was the first time since he had gotten sick that I saw my Dad smile． I 9 her into the hallway as she left and thanked her for lifting my Dad's 10 ． “I am just sharing a little 11 ， sweetie，” she said with a smile as she walked into the next patient's room to share a little more．
That 80－year－old angel reminded me again of what is 12 in this life: sharing our love． When we share our love, we create 13 not only in the hearts of those 14 us, but in our own hearts as well． When we share our love, we find ourselves doing what we were always 15 to do． When we share our love, we make our souls lighter, our lives brighter and the world better．
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过讲述父亲生病时，志愿者来看望父亲的故事，告诉我们要分享爱。
1． A．invite B．amuse
C．visit D．watch
解析：invite“邀请”；amuse“娱乐，逗笑”；visit“拜访，游览”；watch“观看”。此处指的是“我”和哥哥去看望父亲。
答案：C
2． A．refused B．admitted
C．hurt D．wounded
解析：refuse“拒绝”；admit“允许进入，办理住院手续，承认”；hurt“受伤”；wound“使受伤”。此处指的是父亲被接收住院。
答案：B
3． A．sad B．small
C．bored D．calm
解析：sad“悲伤的”；bored“厌倦的”；calm“平静的”。 父亲患有肺炎同时发现癌症，所以父亲很伤心难过。
答案：A
4． A．work B．illness
C．failure D．loneliness
解析：句意：这不仅仅是他的病情。work“工作”；illness“病”；failure“失败”；loneliness“孤独”。
答案：B
5． A．related to B．strange to
C．far away from D．different from
解析：be related to“与……有关”；be strange to“对……来说是奇怪的”；be far away from“远离”；be different from“与……不同”。此处指的是不仅生病使父亲难过，远离家人和朋友也使父亲难过。
答案：C
6． A．broke B．walked
C．turned D．looked
解析：句意：一个女人微笑着走进房间。break“破坏”；walk“步行，散步”；turn“翻转”。
答案：B
7． A．looks B．strength
C．wealth D．energy
解析：句意：她至少80岁，但似乎有一个60岁的人的精力。look“表情”；strength“力量，优势”；wealth“财富”；energy“精力，能量”。
答案：D
8． A．delivering B．showing
C．selling D．collecting
解析：句意：她是一名志愿者，负责投送当地小学生手工制作的康复卡。deliver“递送，发表，接生”；show“展示”；sell“销售”；collect“收集”。
答案：A
9． A．forced B．watched
C．pushed D．followed
解析：句意：我跟随她来到走廊……。force“强迫”；follow“跟随”。
答案：D
10． A．hand B．head
C．spirits D．dreams
解析：句意：当她离开时，我跟着她走到走廊，感谢她提升我的父亲的精神。spirit“精神”；dream“梦想”。
答案：C
11． A．love B．present
C．time D．information
解析：present“礼物”；information“信息，资料”。由下文的sharing our love可知，此处这位志愿者说自己只是分享了一点爱。
答案：A
12． A．hard B．easy
C．initial D．essential
解析：initial“最初的”；essential“基本的”。此处指的是生活的本质。
答案：D
13． A．surprise B．joy
C．security D．wonder
解析：surprise“惊讶”；joy“高兴”；security“安全”；wonder“奇迹”。此处指的是分享爱能够制造快乐。
答案：B
14． A．within B．beyond
C．around D．before
解析：within“在……之内”；beyond“超越”；around“在……周围”；before“在……之前”。此处指的是在我们周围。
答案：C
15． A．meant B．ordered
C．asked D．attracted
解析：句意：当我们分享爱时，我们发现自己在做我们一直想做的事情。meant“意味着”，be meant to do sth．“意在做某事，应该做某事”；order“命令”；attract“吸引”。
答案：A
