When I was in Grade 7, I helped at a local hospital in my town. Most of the time I spent there was with Mr Gillespie. He never had any (1)________ , and nobody seemed to care about his(2)________ .

　　 I spent many days there holding his hands and talking to him, (3)________ anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine, (4)________ he responded with only an occasional squeeze of my hand. Mr Gillespie was in a coma (昏迷).

　　 I (5)________ for a week on vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr Gillespie was (6)________ . I didn't have the (7)________ to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might (8)________ me he had died.

　　 Several (9)________ later, when I was a junior in a high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face. When I (10)________ who it was, my eyes filled with tears. He was (11)________ ! I walked up to him to ask if his name was Mr Gillespie. With uncertain (12)________ on his face, he replied yes. I (13)________ how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital. His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever (14)________ .

　　 He began to tell me how, (15)________ he lay there, he could hear me talking to him and could (16)________ me holding his hands the whole time. Mr Gillespie (17)________ believed that it was my voice and (18)________ that had kept him alive.

　　 Although I haven't (19)________ him since, he fills my heart with (20)________ every day. I know that I made a difference between his life and his death.

( ) 1. A. visitors　　　 B. relatives　　 C. patients　　 D. friends

( ) 2. A. interest　　　 B. requirement　 C. condition　 D. thought

( ) 3. A. talking about B. looking for　 C. pointing out D. helping with

( ) 4. A. so that　　　 B. even though　 C. soon after　 D. just as

( ) 5. A. left　　　　　 B. returned　　 C. turned　　　 D. arrived

( ) 6. A. dead　　　 　　B. mad　　　　　 C. gone　　　　 D. excited

( ) 7. A. fight　　　　　 B. chance　　　 C. nerve　　　　 D. time

( ) 8. A. cheat　　　　　 B. tell　　　　 C. remind　　　 D. warn

( ) 9. A. days　　　　　 B. weeks　　　　 C. months　　　 D. years

( ) 10. A. realised　　　 B. wondered　　 C. heard　　　　 D. asked

( ) 11. A. great　　　　 B. alive　　　　 C. successful　 D. lucky

( ) 12. A. way　　　　　 B. look　　　　 C. seeing　　　 D. answer

( ) 13. A. apologised　　 B. remembered　 C. explained　　 D. admitted

( ) 14. A. dreamed　　　 B. shown　　　　 C. wanted　　　 D. received

( ) 15. A. because　　　 B. if　　　　　 C. unless　　　 D. as

( ) 16. A. notice　　　　 B. feel　　　　 C. imagine　　　 D. appreciate

( ) 17. A. hardly　　　　 B. immediately　 C. firmly　　　 D. wrongly

( ) 18. A. humour　　　　 B. encouragement C. touch　　　　 D. treatment

( ) 19. A. forgotten　　 B. called　　　 C. missed　　　 D. seen

( ) 20. A. joy　　　　　 B. regret　　　 C. respect　　　 D. sympathy