Two men, both seriously ill, were in the same hospital room. One man was allowed to _16_ up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was _17_ the room’s only window. The other man on the other side of the room had to _18_ all his time lying on his back in bed.
Every afternoon when the man by the window could sit up he _19_ pass the time by describing to his _20 all the things he could see outside the window. “The window overlooks a _21_ with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans play on the water _22_ children sail their model boats. Young lovers walk _23_ among flowers of every colour. Grand old trees grace(装扮) the landscape, and a fine _24_ of the city skyline can be seen in the distance.” As the man by the window _25_ all this in detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and _26_ the scene.
Days and weeks passed. On morning, the day nurse came only to find the man by the window had died _27_ in his sleep. When the man’s body was _28_, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the _29_. The nurse agreed and after making sure he was _30_, she left. Slowly and painfully, the man raised himself _31_ to take his first look at the _32_ world outside by himself. But to his _33_, he found it faced nothing _34_ a blank wall.
In fact, the man by the window was _35_ and could not even see the wall. He just wanted to encourage his roommate.

A．wake B．climb C．sit D．stand

A．well above B．just over C．far from D．next to

A．spend B．lose C．waste D．save

A．could B．would C．might D．should

A．doctor B．nurse C．friend D．roommate

A．wall B．street C．fence D．park

A．when B．while C．since D．though

A．step by step B．arm in arm C．face to face D．one by one

A．view B．sign C．symbol D．mark

A．explained B．described C．watched D．heard

A．think B．expect C．imagine D．guess

A．peacefully B．bravely C．helplessly D．sadly

A．put away B．taken away C．picked up D．caught up

A．wall B．park C．lake D．window

A．dead B．amazed C．comfortable D．encouraged

A．planning B．trying C．refusing D．wishing

A．previous B．embarrassing C．beautiful D．favorite

A．horror B．delight C．surprise D．sadness

A．like B．as C．but D．and

A．dead B．deaf C．pitiful D．blind