WearrivedatthehospitaltofindDadwasveryweak.Hehadaseriouslungdisease.MyhusbandandI(36)___withhimfortheweekendbuthadtoreturntoworkonMonday.OurrelativeswouldhelpDadgethomefromthe(37)___andlookafterhim.ButIhopedtolethimknowthatwecaredtoo,evenwhenweweren’t(38)___him
ThenIrememberedwhenourchildrenweresmall,theeachwouldwritealovenotetotheirgrandparentsbefore (39)___ themafteravisit.Theyhidnotesunderthelamp,nexttothephone…Fordays,theirgrandparentswouldbe (40)___ astheydiscoveredthesenotesoflove.
SoasI (41)___ abedforhiminthelivingroomdownstairs,Iwrotesomenotes.Mostnotesweredownstairs,(42)___ onenotIhidupstairsunderhispillow(枕头),”Dad,youmustbefeeling (43)___ ifyouhavefoundthisnote.Wearesoglad!”
These“emotional(情感的)vitamins”improvedhis (44)___,too,Severalweekslater,inoneofourregularphonecalls,IaskedDad (45)___ hewasgoing.Hesaid,”prettywell!I’vejustfoundyournoteundermypillowupstairs.”
36.A.ran B.cheered C.stayed
37.A.restaurant B.factory C.hospital
38.A.with B.at C.against
39.A.leaving B.seeing C.meeting
40.A.angry B.happy C.lonely
41.A.sentup B.madeup C.cutup
42.A.so B.but C.or
43.A.colder B.worse C.better
44.A.work B.health C.plan
45.A.how B.when C.why.