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(2020·济南高三5月模拟)Luther Younger is a 99yearold loving husband.His wife came down with cancer nine years ago,and doctors__1__she'd have just five years to live.__2__,the couple have remained strong.
Over the last nine years,Luther takes a sixmile__3__every day to visit his wife in the hospital.He always stays by her side,encouraging her,showering her with__4__,and their daily kiss.Luther could get a ride or even take the bus,but he__5__to walk the whole journey to help clear his mind and to__6__everything about his wife.Passersby often recognize Luther and stop to offer him a ride,but he__7__their kindness.His daily walk is__8__of how much he loves his wife.
Luther's daughter hoped he could__9__accept rides,especially on extremely hot and snowy days,but Luther__10__walking himself so she just lets him have it his way.
__11__walking sixmiles each day in the heat and snow would be too much,when you've walked through__12__with someone,what's another six miles? Luther is always__13__to leave his love before returning home,but he knows that each tomorrow,__14__the weather,he will be on his way again.He can't bear to live a single day without__15__his wife.
1.A.reported B.imagined
C.advised D.thought
2.A.However B.Therefore
C.Instead D.Besides
3.A.drive B.walk
C.ride D.flight
4.A.relief B.trust
C.love D.sympathy
5.A.agrees B.hesitates
C.fails D.prefers
6.A.recall B.suspect
C.ignore D.discover
7.A.dislikes B.corrects
C.declines D.considers
8.A.motivation B.proof
C.trial D.origin
9.A.actually B.gradually
C.finally D.occasionally
10.A.insists on B.turns to
C.sets about D.takes up
11.A.Because B.If
C.While D.Until
12.A.life B.growth
C.marriage D.adulthood
13.A.grateful B.sad
C.eager D.guilty
14.A.thanks to B.rather than
C.apart from D.regardless of
15.A.supporting B.mentioning
C.seeing D.calling