题目内容：

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36 ~ 55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn’t think there would be any    , sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies       at my desk, a pale woman and four children.
“Are you all       ?” I asked. “Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.
But when it came to     of their problems, things got a little strange. They all claimed to have headaches, but the headaches weren’t       by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still.
Something was wrong. Our hospital policy,       , was not to turn away any patient. I explained it might be a little while       a doctor saw her. She responded immediately, even a bit       “Take your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.”
Then, I checked their registration form out of curiosity. No address—they were      .The waiting room was warm. I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a homeless      in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining of       on Christmas, turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get       on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a       emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency.
We were all       a free meal on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our    .We needed presents. We    from different departments candies, fruits and other things     that could be presents. As seriously as we met the      needs of the patients, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas.
      , as the family walked to the door to leave, the mother came         back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”

1.A．customers B．patients C．workers D．doctors

2.A．showed up B．took in C．came out D．looked on

3.A．tired B．hungry C．sick D．warm

4.A．descriptions B．comments C．instructions D．results

5.A．accompanied B．adjusted  C．acknowledged D．affected

6.A．therefore B．otherwise C．however D．moreover

7.A．after B．since C．before D．when

8.A．shyly B．happily C．calmly D．politely

9.A．lonely B．greedy C．clever D．homeless

10.A．family B．holiday C．woman D．Christmas

11.A．operating B．interrupting C．managing D．working

12.A．present B．warm C．relief D．approval

13.A．beneficial B．friendly C．medical D．different

14.A．rewarded B．offered C．allowed D．ordered

15.A．neighbors B．relations C．brothers D．guests

16.A．borrowed B．received C．collected D．bought

17.A．expensive B．useful C．convenient D．available

18.A．healthy B．physical C．tragic D．mental

19.A．Soon B．Later C．Next D．Gradually

20.A．to run B．run C．running D．and ran