I moved to Chicago ten years ago. As I was new to the area, I had friends and seldom went out to parties. But a month later, I was invited to a party and there I an elderly couple.
The wife and I for a long time. She told me how she was about her husband who was a heart operation. At that time I was working as a researcher in the same where the husband would be going for his operation, I told her to take down my phone number and me to let me know when he was there.
She phoned a few weeks later as and told me that her husband was admitted to the hospital and waiting. I told her that I would go and check on him every day while I was at . I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same, so I decided to give them some .
Weeks turned into months and it just became my to see them and keep track of how things were going before, during and after the heart operation. Sometimes I'd bring a for him to read, or some food that we would share . As time went by, it seemed like I became part of the . Even after the husband returned from the hospital, we still often each other on holidays.
Now, ten years later, I my own family. Since our parents don’t close by, this couple has become my son’s “local” grandparents. My wife and I often feel truly to have this couple as our “local” parents! Sometimes family comes out of the most unexpected place.
1.A. few B. some C. several D. many
2.A. served B. loved C. met D. supported
3.A. searched B. fought C. worked D. talked
4.A. regretful B. calm C. worried D. lucky
5.A. giving up B. waiting for C. paying for D. turning down
6.A. hotel B. hospital C. restaurant D. office
7.A. so B. but C. though D. since
8.A. ask B. call C. help D. invite
9.A. required B. predicted C. expected D. promised
10.A. even B. seldom C. still D. sometimes
11.A. work B. school C. home D. table
12.A. experience B. company C. luck D. trust
13.A. risk B. stress C. test D. habit
14.A. book B. picture C. computer D. tape
15.A. early B. together C. alone D. everywhere
16.A. public B. family C. team D. group
17.A. missed B. followed C. knew D. visited
18.A. leave B. find C. have D. need
19.A. live B. come C. move D. drive
20.A. nervous B. curious C. thankful D. suitable
It was in the street _______ I met one of my friends yesterday.
A. how B. that C. which D. when
The beauty of the city is _______ my description.
A. above B. beyond C. off D. by
You can't imagine what great trouble I had _______ his address.
A. to find B. of finding C. finding D. about finding
. Tommy’s parents thought he was at school, but _______ he was in an Internet bar.
A. actually B. at present C. especially D. fortunately
The boy asked his mother _______ go out to relax himself or not.
A. whether could he B. if he could
C. that he could D. whether he could
