完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Nowadays, a hospital always manages to keep its beds full. This is good on the one hand, and it’s bad on   36   hand.
One day, I went to see a sick friend at the hospital. I first went to the   37   desk, where I could get a permit to visit the patient.
  38   I could ask which room my friend was in, the lady set down my name, age, filled out a form and   39  a bell. I was just about to tell her what I was coming for when two men arrived with a wheelchair,   40    me in it and pushed me down the hall.
“I’m not   41  ,” I shouted. “I’m just looking for a friend.”
“When he comes,” one man said, “we’ll   42   him up to your room.”
In a minute I   43   myself in a small room. In no time they undressed me and covered some other things   44   me. One man said “If you need anything, press the button.”
“I want to get my   45    back.” I begged.
“Oh, you can   46     us,” a voice said, “Even if the   47   happens, we will see that your wife will get everything.” They left and locked the door   48    them.
I was trying to think of how to escape by the door when Dr. Ward came in with several of his   49  .
“Thank God you finally came,” I said.
“It hurts that badly?” he asked.
“No, on the contrary, I am not ill   50  .”
Dr. Ward looked   51  . “If you don’t feel any pain, that means it’s much more   52   than we expected.” Then he turned to his students: “This is the most difficult kind of patient to deal with because he refuses to   53   that he is ill. __54__ he won’t tell us where it hurts, he will never be well again until we find the hurt out for   55   by doing exploratory surgery (手术探查) .”

A．another B．the other C．other D．others

A．meeting B．office C．information D．medicine

A．Before B．After C．While D．When

A．beat B．struck C．rang D．took

A．pushed B．placed C．pulled D．invited

A．well B．sick C．good D．healthy

A．command B．carry C．order D．send

A．felt B．realized C．found D．understood

A．on B．from C．up D．to

A．money B．clothes C．friend D．form

A．upset B．expect C．wonder D．believe

A．best B．hardest C．worst D．easiest

A．behind B．before C．beside D．by

A．friends B．students C．relatives D．teachers

A．at all B．in all C．after all D．above all

A．excited B．worried C．satisfied D．surprised

A．interesting B．comfortable C．serious D．pleasant

A．add B．settle C．concern D．recognize

A．Before B．Since C．When D．As soon as

A．himself B．themselves C．ourselves D．yourselves