He never believed that true love existed.
His parents divorcedwhen he was young and he didn’t think that true love was able to survive in today’s world.
He was 36 wrong.
His grandparents were always supportive to the kids and tried to help them when their parents 37 . He knew they loved each other, he just wasn’t sure it was true love. He had 38 heard them say, “I love you” or they hadn’t shown any affection 39 hugging. They had been married for over fifty years and he thought that their true love was gone.
But again he was wrong. His grandfather, Ralph, was struck ill in his junior year of college and he didn’t know how serious it was until he fell and hurt his hip (臀). While in the hospital, the doctors 40 a tumor (瘤) in his lungs. They told him that he had lung cancer and due to previous illnesses, they could not operate and he was too 41 for chemotherapy (化疗).
It was around Thanksgiving and by Christmas his condition worsened. The cancer spread and in late January his sister away at college too, called him crying and said she was on her way home because the doctors told their family that their 42 had only a week to live, that by the weekend he would 43 be with them. Their family came in from around the country and stayed next to his side.
It was not until then that he 44 that true love did exist and would survive beyond death. Every night as his grandfather grew more fragile, he would 45 sweet words to grandmother, Madge. The night before he died grandmother was walking out of his room and he said to her “I love you Madgie baby”.
The next morning he received a phone call at work that grandfather had passed during the night. Throughout his short battle 46 cancer, he realized how much two people can love each other and he realized how much it means to be loved and give love. It is the greatest 47 on earth and it lasts beyond life because you never forget your one true love.
【小题1】A．believedB．provedC．askedD．realized【小题2】A．diedB．marriedC．divorcedD．fought【小题3】A．everB．neverC．evenD．often【小题4】A．other thanB．less thanC．rather thanD．better than【小题5】A．took outB．found outC．set outD．put out【小题6】A．strongB．fatC．shortD．weak【小题7】A．grandfather B．grandmotherC．fatherD．mother【小题8】A．no betterB．no worseC．no lessD．no longer【小题9】A．realizedB．saidC．sawD．mentioned【小题10】A．speakB．shoutC．whisperD．talk【小题11】A．byB．inC．onD．with【小题12】A．smileB．battleC．giftD．surpriseB
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(答案→)B
解析：
【小题1】B。prove证明是。事实证明，他错了。
【小题1】C。父母离婚（divorced ）后，他的祖父母一直支持他和妹妹，并尽力帮助他们。
【小题1】B。他从未（never）听他们说过“I love you”。
【小题1】A。other than而不是。除了拥抱外，他们也没爱情的其它表示。
【小题1】B。found out发现。在医院里，医生发现祖父的肺部有一个肿瘤。
【小题1】D。他太虚弱（weak），也不能化疗。
【小题1】A。因为医生告诉他们家人他们的祖父（grandmother）只能活一周了
【小题1】D。no longer不再。到周末他会离他们而去。
【小题1】A。就是在祖父身边，他才认识到（realize）当今世界上真正的爱确实存在着，并且可以超越死亡。
【小题1】C。他会用甜蜜的话语同他的马奇祖母低声（whisper）交谈。
【小题1】D。battle with与……斗争。在他的祖父与癌症病魔的短暂抗争中。
【小题1】C。这是世界上最伟大的礼物（gift）。