【Iwasintroubleinovercomingmyaddictiontoalcohol,andsowasmyfriendMike.Wenevermeteachotheruntilwechancedtobeinthesameself­placedinpatient(住院病人)treatmentfacility.Nowwehadbeenoutofthetreatmentcen】
Iwasintroubleinovercomingmyaddictiontoalcohol,andsowasmyfriendMike.Wenevermeteachotheruntilwechancedtobeinthesameselfplacedinpatient(住院病人)treatmentfacility.Nowwehadbeenoutofthetreatmentcenterforaboutayearandhadreturnedtoourlives.Wehavebecomeinseparable(不能分离的)friendslikebrothers.
ThethingthatkeptmeandmyfriendMikegoingduringthesetimeswasourabilitytobethecounselor(劝告者)foreachother.TherewasneveratimewhenIhadnotcalledhimthathedidnotcallmerightbackwithinacoupleofhours.Wegottogethereverychancewecouldtokeepusbothontherighttrack.
Oneday,IcalledMikebuthewasn'tin.Asusual,Ihadtoleaveamessage,fullyexpectingtohearfromhimlaterthateveningorthenextday.WhenIhadnotheardfromhimfornearly2days,Istartedtobecomeveryanxiousastowhatcouldtheproblembe.Surelytheremustbesomethingsignificantthathadkepthimfromreturningmycall.Onthethirdday,IreceivedamessagefrommywifethatMike'swifehadcalledandwantedtospeak tome.Shesaidshewouldbecallinglaterintheafternoon.Istartedtoworryabouttheentirething,asmywifedidnotevenknowwhatMarylynnwantedtospeaktomeabout.WhenMarylynncalled,Iimmediatelyknewtherewassomethingwrong.Mikehadbeenkilledinanunexplainedtruckcrashonthemorningofmycall.Therewerenowitnessesandnoexplanationsastowhathadhappened.
Iattendedmyfriend'sfuneralandeventhoughIcouldhardlywalk,Ihelpedcarrymyfriendtohisfinalrestingplace.Ihavenevermetanysinglestatementaffectingmeasmuchasthatone,soIcanbesuretosaythatIamstillhereandmyfriendMikeisstillheretoo,inmyheartandmysoul.
24.Whydoestheauthorwritethepassage?
A.TotellhowhecametoknowMike.
B.Todisclosethetruthofagoodfriend.
C.Tosearchhismemoryforhisgoodfriend.
D.Toannouncehelostagoodfriend.
25.HowdidtheauthorandMikeknoweachother?
A.Theyhavethesameabilitytogiveadvicetoeachother.
B.Theyhavefallenintothesamehabit.
C.Whentheywereinanalcoholiccentre.
D.Whentheauthortreatedapatient.
26.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat .
A.Mikeneve