The afternoon on December 25 in the waiting room , I was the nurse on duty . When I felt sad about having to_36_on Christmas Day , a woman and four small children showed up at my desk .

“ Are you all sick ?” I asked. “ Yes,” the woman said _37_and lowered her head. But when it came to telling me about their_38_ ,things got a little surprising. They all seemed to be well and there was nothing _39_ with their body.

Why did they tell a _40_that they were all sick? I did not say anything but _41_ that it might be a little time before a doctor could _42_ them . The mother said,“Take your time.We can _43_ here. It’s so warm.” When she finished the register chart , I noticed she didn’t write down their address----were they _44_ ?

I looked at the _45_ around the Christmas tree. The children were excited and _46_ to be healthy. The littlest one was pointing at the Christmas tree and say something to the mother. Then I was sure that they came here not because of _47_ but only for warmth.

I went back to the nurses’ station and _48_ the homeless family. The nurses, _49_ about working on Christmas Day like me, turned to feel sorry for the family and decided to _50_.

We bought delicious food in the hospital restaurant and _51_ a big dinner for our guests. We needed _52_. So we put apples in a basket and collected candies and clothes. Just as we were seriously prepared to meet the physical needs of the _53_, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be _54_ on Christmas Day.

Later, as the family was to _55 _ , the youngest child ran to me and said,“Thank you very much. Good bye.’

1.A choose               B work              C shop             D clean

2.A angrily              B joyfully          C weakly           D loudly

3.A plans                B jobs              C habits           D problems

4.A wrong                B new               C special          D strange

5.A story                B lie               C joke             D secret

6.A explained            B agree          C promised     D replied

7.A visit                B educated       C see          D encouraged

8.A sleep                B eat               C dance            D wait

9.A careless             B homeless          C impolite         D unhappy

10.A family               B team              C class            D police

11.A seemed               B wanted            C decided          D happened

12.A fun              B hunger            C illness     D tiredness

13.A introduced        B mentioned         C reported         D greeted

14.A writing    B learning          C worrying         D complaining

15.A leave                B stop              C watch            D help

16.A prepared             B cooked            C ordered          D started

17.A vegetables           B materials         C presents         D fruits

18.A doctors             B patients           C leaders           D nurses

19.A satisfied           B excited            C warm              D full

20.A watch              B sing               C win               D leave