完型填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
An old man was dying. One by one his relatives visited him. Even relatives and friends he hadn’t seen for years ________ him to say farewell. They all ________ their deep love for him. ________ each came to him, the old man held each person by their ________ and spoke to each. To one he said, “Yes, I love you.” To ________ he said, “I go without any ill will.” To a third one he said, “Peace be with you.”
And so to each person he said such ________ words. Then the old man ________ Nasrudin (a wise man in the Middle East). When Nasrudin came in, he stood on one side, ________ everyone and listened to what they said and what the dying man said to them. After a while, Nasrudin ________ his hands in the air, and when everyone ________ to hear him, Nasrudin said , “Fools! Why didn’t you visit him in his good ________ ? You didn’t love him when he was healthy, but you love him when he is dying!”
After that, Nasrudin turned to the ________ man and shouted, “Fool! Why didn’t you live with such nice feelings all the days when you were________ and fully alive?” With that, Nasrudin left the ________. The old man ________ and said, “At last I’ve heard the ________ . It is a blessing to ________ having heard the truth.” The old man died ________ .
What about the others? They returned to their ________ business of life and continued as they always had been. And Nasrudin? When he returned to his ________ just outside the old man’s house, the donkey made a long high sound, “Hee-haw! Hee-haw!” Nasrudin said, “Yes, I know... You’re right... Live well; die well...”
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A.called on |
B.looked after |
C.cared about |
D.depended on |
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A.offered |
B.bought |
C.kept |
D.expressed |
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A.Before |
B.As |
C.Because |
D.Although |
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A.face |
B.leg |
C.hand |
D.head |
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A.another |
B.other |
C.all |
D.some |
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A.possible |
B.necessary |
C.polite |
D.kind |
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A.visited |
B.invited |
C.bothered |
D.employed |
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A.comforted |
B.helped |
C.observed |
D.blamed |
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A.raised |
B.lent |
C.washed |
D.hid |
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A.forced |
B.turned |
C.ordered |
D.changed |
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A.need |
B.mood |
C.health |
D.position |
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A.living |
B.visiting |
C.coming |
D.dying |
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A.safe |
B.important |
C.weak |
D.energetic |
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A.party |
B.scene |
C.meeting |
D.conference |
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A.smiled |
B.appeared |
C.screamed |
D.jumped |
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A.message |
B.news |
C.truth |
D.fact |
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A.stay |
B.work |
C.sleep |
D.die |
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A.secretly |
B.proudly |
C.sadly |
D.peacefully |
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A.strange |
B.normal |
C.important |
D.perfect |
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A.donkey |
B.car |
C.assistant |
D.wife |
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