题目内容：

We arrived at the hospital to find Dad exhausted and weak, but his smile was as sure as ever. My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend but had to return to our    by Monday morning. Local relatives would ______that Dad got home from the hospital and look after him regularly and prepare his meals. ___ would make sure he got his daily ____and take him to his doctor appointments. But I wanted to let him know that we      too, even when we weren’t with him.

Then I remembered a family ______ I started when our children were small. When   ___  their grandparents’ home after a visit, each child would      a love note in the house for their grandfather or grandmother to find after we were gone. For several days after our       ,    their grandparents would smile as they      these reminders of our love.

So as I tidied Dad’s kitchen and made up a ___   for him downstairs in the living room, I began writing notes. Some were  ____. “Dad, I froze the food in the fridge so it would not go bad.” Some expressed my love. “Dad, I ______ you sleep well in your new bed.” _______ notes were downstairs where he would have to remain for weeks        he regained strength, but one note I hid    under this pillow. “Dad, if you have______this note, you must be feeling better. We are so glad!”

While others cared for Dad’s day—to–day needs, we, of course, would stay in touch by _____. But our notes were a reminder of our love and concern for him. Just like his medicines improved his health _____ , our notes would improve his spiritual health. Several weeks later, in one of our______phone calls, I asked Dad how he was doing. He said, “I will tell you how I’ m doing. I just found your note under my upstairs pillow!”

1.A. power     B. holiday    C. jobs   D. parents

2.A. know      B. see      C. think   D. report

3.A. We       B. They    C. Others     D. None

4.A. treatment   B. examination   C. work       D. medicine

5.A. cared       B. hurried     C. changed     D. suffered

6.A. story           B. event          C. party      D. tradition

7.A. leaving         B. reaching       C. approaching  D. cleaning

8.A. pick            B. hide          C. find     D. drop

9.A. appointments  B. preparation  C. departure   D. arrival

10.A. thought of   B. looked for   C. discovered D. understood

11.A. bed            B. meal         C. table    D. plan

12.A. difficult   B. imaginary  C. practical      D. interesting

13.A. let            B. hope         C. guess     D. hear

14.A. All             B. Most         C. Some    D. Few

15.A. until           B. because  C. though   D. when

16.A. somewhere   B. nearby      C. outside    D. upstairs

17.A. found      B. missed     C. remembered D. forgotten

18.A. note- writing    B. e-mail      C. post      D. phone

19.A. thankfully  B. academically  C. physically    D. professionally

20.A. urgent       B. regular      C. unexpected    D. accidental