Ibelieveinmiracles(奇迹)becauseI'veseensomanyofthem.Oneday,apatientwasreferredtomewhowasonehundredandtwoyearsold."There'sa(36)___inmyupperjaw,"shesaid."Itoldmyowndentistit'snothing,buthe(37)___Icometoseeyou"
Hereighty-year-oldsonaccompaniedher.Hewould(38)___toaddsomething,butshestoppedhim.Shewantedtotelleverythingherself.Ifoundalargecancerthatspreadovermuchofthe
(39)___ofhermouth.Acarefulexaminationlater(40)___thatitwasaparticularlybadsortofcancer.
Duringhernextappointment,Iexplainedtoherthe(41)___oftheproblemSheclaspedmy
handinhersandsaid,"Iknowyou'reworriedaboutme,butI'mjust(42)___."
Ithoughtotherwise.Afterconsiderable(43)___onmypart,andkindnessonherpartbecauseshewantedto(44)___me,sheagreedtohavemereferhertoacancersurgeon.Shesawhim,butasIexpected,(45)___treatment.
Aboutsixmonthslatershereturnedtomyoffice,stillenergeticand(46)___.
"Howareyou?"Iasked.
"I'mjustfine,honey,"sheresponded(47)___highspirits."WhencanIgetstaredonfixing
mydentures(假牙)?"
Surprisedtoseeheratall,Ianswered(48)___,"Letmetakealookinyourmouthandwe'llseeaboutit."
Icouldn'tbelievemyeyes.Thecancerthathad(49)___nearlytheentireroofofhermouthwasgone-onlyonesmallareaofredness(50)___.
Ihadreadofsuchthingshappening,buthad(51)___seenthemwithmyowneyes.Thatwasmyfirstmiracle.SincethenI'veseenmanyothers,becausetheykeepgetting(52)___tosee.Infact,miraclesaredailyeventsformenow.Andpeoplearenmiracle,(53)___throughthemwehaveachancetoknowourselvesandto(54)___themiraclesofoneanother.
Sincemyfirstmiracle,I'vecometounderstandthatthetimeandplaceforamiracleis(55)___wechoosetofindit.
D.cancer | |||
37.A.declared | B.suspected | C.promised | D.insisted |
38.A.refuse | B.continue | C.attempt |