题目内容：

Paul Dervish, 84, slowly1.his eyes and turned to face the clock on the bedside table. It was 8:23 a.m. He felt sad. The time was nothing to him. He had 2.to do all day. He just spent time3. to the cars on the highway and the shouts of the children running to school.

After a while, Paul carefully got out of bed and asked himself the same4.as he did every morning: Would he fall today? If so, would anyone come? How long would he wait? Would he die? He looked out of the window into the street below. “And who would care?” he spoke 5..

After Paul’s wife died a year ago, his son and daughter said they would visit him once a week. But the last time was months ago. On 6. phone, they always had an excuse: too busy at work; the children were sick; bad weather; no time. Nobody seemed to have time 7. Paul. He missed his granddaughters. He loved it when Carla and Katie came to visit. They 8.him candy and hope.

He walked to a chair 9. was laid near the bedroom door in pain. He rested for a moment10.walking in small steps to the bathroom.