2014高考英语突破完形填空训练（18）及答案
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(2010·高考大纲全国卷Ⅰ)It was a busy morning，about 8∶30，when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital.I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment (约会) at 9∶30.
The nurse had him take a__1__in the waiting area，__2__ him it would be at least 40 minutes __3__someone would be able to see him.I saw him__4__his watch and decided，since I was__5__busy—my patient didn’t __6__at the appointed hour，I would examine his wound.While taking care of his wound，I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he__7__to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his__8__.He told me that she had been __9__for a while and that she had a special disease.I asked if she would be __10__if he was a bit late.He replied that she__11__knew who he was，that she had not been able to__12__ him for five years now.I was__13__，and asked him，“And you__14__go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are？”
He smiled and said，“She doesn’t know me，but I know who she is.” I had to hold back__15__as he left.
Now I__16__that in marriages，true love is__17__of all that is.The happiest people don’t__18__have the best of everything；they just__19__the best of everything they have.__20__isn’t about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.
1. A．breath B．test
