Question

It was only a few seeks after my surgery. I went to Dr. Belt’s office for a 　36 . It was just after my first chemotherapy treatment(化療). My scar was still very tender. 　37 . I was taken to an examination room to have my blood 　38 , again—a terrifying process for me, since I’m so frightened of 　39 .

I lay down on the 　40 . Then Ramona entered the room. Her 　41 smile was familiar, and 42 in contrast to my fears. I’d first seen her in the office a few weeks earlier. She wasn’t my 　43 on that day, but I remember her because she was laughing. What could she 　44 find to laugh about at a time like this? So I decided she wasn’t 　45 enough about the whole thing.

But this day was 　46 . Ramona had taken my blood before. She 　47 my fear of needles, and she kindly 　48 the medical equipment under a magazine. As we opened the layers of bandage, the 　49 scar on my chest could be seen.

She gently 　50 over and ran her hand across the scar, 　51 the smoothness of the healing skin. I began to cry gently and quietly. She brought her warm eyes to mine and said, “You haven’t 　52 it yet, have you?” And I said, “No.”

I continued to cry gently. In 　53 tones she said. “This is part of your body. This is you. It’s okay to touch it.” But I couldn’t. So she touched it for me. The 　54 . The healing wound. And beneath it, she touched my heart.

That night as I lay down, I gently placed my hand on my chest and I left it there 　55 I fell asleep. I knew I wasn’t alone.

36. A. prescription　　　　B. discussion　　　　　C. conversation　　　　　D. checkup

37. A. At once　　　　　　　B. As usual　　　　　　 C. In fact　　　　　　　　　 D. In addition

38. A. drawn　　　　　　　　 B. mixed　　　　　　　　 C. corrected　　　　　　　D. cleaned

39. A. doctors　　　　　　　 B. nurses　　　　　　　 C. blood　　　　　　　　　　　D. needles

40. A. operation table　　 B. office floor　　　　C. examining bed　　　　　D. test bed

41. A. warm　　　　　　　　　　B. bitter　　　　　　　　C. shy　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. weak
42. A. worked out　　　　　 B. stood out　　　　　C. found out　　　　　　　　 D. gave out

43. A. girl　　　　　　　　　　　 B. partner　　　　　　　 C. nurse　　　　　　　　　　 D. companion

44. A. accidentally　　　　　 B. particularly　　　　C. possibly　　　　　　　　　 D. actually

45. A. serious　　　　　　　　　 B. curious　　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　　　　　 D. nervous

46. A. difficult　　　　　　　　　 B. different　　　　　　C. pleasant　　　　　　　　　D. common

47. A. talked about　　　　　 B. got around　　　　C. knew about　　　　　　　 D. put away

48. A. found　　　　　　　　　　　B. replaced　　　　　 C. showed　　　　　　　　　 D. hid

49. A. old　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. fresh　　　　　　　　 C. worn　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fine

50. A. came　　　　　　　　　　　 B. went　　　　　　　　 C. searched　　　　　　　　 D. reached

51. A. examining　　　　　　　　B. covering　　　　　　C. pressing　　　　　　　　　 D. removing

52. A. watched　　　　　　　　　 B. discovered　　　 C. touched　　　　　　　　　 D. unfolded

53. A. tough　　　　　　　　　　　　B. soft　　　　　　　　　C. cold　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. strict

54. A. bandage　　　　　　　　　 B. soul　　　　　　　　　C. pain　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. scar

55. A. until　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. after　　　　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

Answer 1

36—40 DBADC　 41—45 ABCCA　 46—50 BCDBD　 51—55 ACBDA