Anursetookthetiredanxiousservicemantothebedside.“Yoursonishere”shesaidtotheoldman.Shehadtorepeatthewordsseveraltimesbeforethepatient’seyesopened.Heavilydruggedwithsleepbecauseofthepainofhishea
Anursetookthetiredanxiousservicemantothebedside.“Yoursonishere”shesaidtotheoldman.Shehadtorepeatthewordsseveraltimesbeforethepatient’seyesopened.
Heavilydruggedwithsleepbecauseofthepainofhisheartattackhedimly(隐约)sawtheyounguniformedMarinestandingoutsidetheoxygentent.Hereachedoutwithhishand.TheMarinewrappedhistoughenedfingersaroundtheoldman’sweakonesexpressingamessageofloveandencouragement.ThenursebroughtachairsothattheMarinecouldsitbesidethebed.
AllthroughthenighttheyoungMarinesatthereinthepoorlylightedward(病房)holdingtheoldman’shandandofferinghimwordsofloveandstrength.OccasionallythenursesuggestedthattheMarinemoveawayandrestawhile.Herefused.Nowandthensheheardhimsayafewgentlewords.Thedyingmansaidnothingonlyholdingtightlytohissonallthroughthenight.Alongtowardsdawntheoldmandied.
TheMarinereleasedthenowlifelesshandhehadbeenholdingandwenttotellthenurse.Whileshedidwhatshehadtodohewaited.
Finallyshereturned.ShestartedtoofferwordsofsympathybuttheMarineinterruptedher.“Whowasthatman?”heasked.Thenursewassurprised.“Hewasyourfather”sheanswered.“Nohewasn’t”theMarinereplied.“Ineversawhimbeforeinmylife.”“Thenwhydidn’tyousaysomethingwhenItookyoutohim?”askedthenurse.“IknewrightawaytherehadbeenamistakebutIalsoknewheneededhissonandhissonjustwasn’there.WhenIrealizedthathewastoosicktotellwhetherornotIwashissonknowinghowmuchheneededmeIstayed.”heanswered.
小题1:WhydidthenursetaketheMarinetotheoldman’sbed?A.Becausehewastheoldman’sson.B.Becausesheknewthathewasawarm-heartedman.C.Becauseshecouldn’tfindanyoneelsethere.D.Becauseshethoughthewastheoldman’sson.小题2:WhydidtheoldmanholdtheMarine’shandallthroughthenight?A.Becauseheknewhewoulddiethenextday.B.Becausehehadn’tseenhissonforalongtime.C.Becausehewasdyingandmistookhimforhisson.D.BecauseheenjoyeddoingthatandsodidtheMarine.