题目内容：

I was sitting in the surgical(外科手术的) waiting area at the hospital waiting for word of my wife's operation. The small room was filled with other families and friends, who were _____ waiting to hear how their loved ones were doing.

There was a young boy sitting quietly in the_____. He held a small box of_____ in one hand and a tablet(写字板) in the other. Every so often he'd place the tablet on his lap and draw something. As the hours passed I began to see the room almost____　. And there was a strange silence.

"Daddy, when is Mommy going home?" the young boy asked, breaking the_____. "Tomorrow. " his father replied. The boy picked up his crayons and_____ something on the tablet.

I_____him as he moved his feet back and forth, looking up at the ceiling and then toward the sunshine-filled window. "When's_____, Daddy?" he asked. His father _____him over to sit by him. "Come,_____here next to me, " he said with a gentle tone in his voice.

______his things, the little boy walked slowly to his father's side from the corner. The man

_____out and held his son by his shoulder.

"There are three days in life. Yesterday, today and tomorrow. One is over and done, one we live in, the other we_____. We can't live in yesterday, but if we are happy enough today, we will be even happier tomorrow, " he said in an attempt to _____ the boy.

The little boy looked at him for a moment and said, "If Mommy is going home tomorrow, I'll be _____. So, I want it to be tomorrow already, Daddy. "

Now hanging on every word of this_____, I leaned forward to hear his response. It was _____.

"Son, the one great thing about today is once it_____, it is already almost tomorrow. "

I thought about how_____ it was. Even in my adult life, I still live waiting for what tomorrow may_____. Now I know that it is already "almost tomorrow".

1.A. eagerly    B. patiently    C. happily    D. curiously

2.A. chair    B. corner    C. distance    D. shadow

3.A. gifts    B. toys    C. chalks    D. crayons

4.A. dark    B. full    C. empty    D. clean

5.A. promise    B. rule    C. record    D. silence

6.A. wrote    B. drew    C. printed    D. carved

7.A. followed    B. found    C. watched    D. caught

8.A. today    B. yesterday    C. future    D. tomorrow

9.A. knocked    B. ordered    C. called    D. pulled

10.A. stand    B. sit    C. lie    D. sleep

11.A. Gathering    B. Forgetting    C. Saving    D. Choosing

12.A. got    B. took    C. set    D. reached

13.A. spend    B. waste    C. kill    D. expect

14.A. frighten    B. satisfy    C. persuade    D. warn

15.A. happier    B. calmer    C. smarter    D. sadder

16.A. story    B. argument    C. conversation    D. discussion

17.A. humorous    B. silly    C. positive    D. perfect

18.A. ends    B. starts    C. passes    D. lasts

19.A. meaningful    B. important    C. interesting    D. fantastic

20.A. happen    B. come    C. bring    D. need