中考英语专项训练-完形填空(六)

周志高 提交于 周二, 04/19/2022 - 08:37

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My mother was a nurse. She left at 5:45 a.m, so I had to wake myself up, fix breakfast, and walk to the 7:30 a.m. bus. I hated being left home alone in the __1__, but I especially hated having to take the bus. Mom worked the day shift so she could pick me up after school.

One day, as we walked to our car, I saw an old man walking toward us.  He __2__ broke into a wide smile, but I didn't know him. 

"Leigh! Leigh!" he said, __3__ my mother's name.

"Hello," she answered, "How are you feeling?"

"Couldn't be better! Thanks. Now who is this lovely young girl?" he asked __4__.

"This is my daughter," Mom replied, looking over at me, "Jenny, can you say hello?"

I looked at him and smiled, unsure of my __5__.

"Well, it's very nice to meet you. I hope you know how lucky you are!" he said.

I looked at him in __6__ as I had no idea what he was talking about and I didn't feel lucky at all.

"You have the most wonderful, caring, and lovely mother," he said. "When I was in the hospital last month she took the best care of me. She made every day better. Every day! In fact, young __7__ I shall never forget her."

I watched this stranger's joy in my mom. He kept thanking her and thanking her.

Right then I suddenly __8__ what it meant for my mom to be a nurse. She was caring for, serving, and loving those strangers, often during some of the __9__ times in their lives.

It wasn't the last time I witnessed someone thanking Mom or __10__ her on her bedside manner, but it was the first time I understood why I stood at the bus stop every morning.

(      ) 1. A. morning                   B. afternoon                   C. evening                   D. night

(      ) 2. A. smoothly                 B. simply                      C. suddenly                                D. slowly

(      ) 3. A. writing                   B. calling                   C. reading                   D. asking

(      ) 4. A. carefully                   B. curiously                   C. cheerfully                   D. calmly

(      ) 5. A. looks                   B. age                   C. moods                   D. food

(      ) 6. A. surprise                   B. hope                   C. doubt                   D. envy

(      ) 7. A. lady                   B. man                   C. person                   D. student

(      ) 8. A. accepted                   B. explained                   C. considered                   D. realized

(      ) 9. A. happiest                   B. darkest                   C. busiest                   D. warmest

(      ) 10. A. praising                   B. greeting                   C. attacking                   D. reminding