Two wardmates shared the same ward in a hospital. …完形填空及答案

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Two wardmates shared the same ward in a hospital. They were seriously ill, but they never lost hope. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only 1 . The other man had to spend all his time flat on his 2 .

The men talked for hours 3 . They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, and a whole lot of things. Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by 4 to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed began to 5 those one-hour periods where his world would be broadened by all the activity and color of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Young lovers walked arm in arm among flowers of every color and a fine 6 of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.

As the man by the window 7 all this in detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and 8 the picturesque scene.

One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. 9 the other man couldn’t hear the band—he could 10 it . In his mind’s eye as the gentleman by the window described it with descriptive 11 .

Days and weeks passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the 12 body of the man by the window, who had died 13 in his sleep. She was sad and called the hospital attendants to 14 the body.

As soon as the sickbed was 15 , the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to 16 the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully he held himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He managed to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed. It faced a blank 17 .

The man asked the nurse why his roommate had described such 18 things outside this window. The nurse responded that the man was 19 and could not even see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to 20 you.”

1. A. door B. window C. ceiling D. balcony

2. A. back B. head C. shoulder D. foot

3. A. in the end B. on end C. on purpose D. in reality

4. A. talking B. referring C. informing D. describing

5. A. live on B. live for C. beg for D. hold on

6. A. scene B. sight C. scenery D. view

7. A. debated B. described C. concluded D. confirmed

8. A. witness B. record C. broadcast D. imagine

9. A. Since B. Because C. Now that D. Although

10. A. guess B. feel C. see D. touch

11. A. words B. colours C. sentences D. pictures

12. A. useless B. tireless C. lifeless D. painless