Yesterday I went to the nursing home to visit my grandma. She just got out of the hospital recently where she had some serious operations. I wanted to surprise her after work, so I stopped by for a quick visit.
When I got there, she was happy to see me. We hugged, kissed and exchanged greetings. Then I heard a woman crying. It was my grandma’s roommate. The curtain was drawn so I could not see her. She started calling out a name that wasn’t mine but she was certainly talking to me, begging me to go to her side of the room.
I ignored her at first and continued visiting with my grandma. Then she started begging and saying, “Please, come to see me!” So I went to see her.
When I drew the curtain back, she looked so old but flashed me the biggest smile! She opened her arms wide for me to hug her so I bent low and gave her a hug. I sat on her bed and talked with her for a few minutes. She kept calling me by the other name but I did not correct her. She told me stories as if I had been there when they happened.
Finally I went back to visit with my grandma. Then the woman started crying again, saying, “Please, come back.” She finally slept.
I stopped by the nurse’s station and the nurse told me that the lady suffers from Alzheimer’s. I mentioned the name she had called me. The nurse told me it was the lady’s daughter’s name. Then I understood why she wanted me to go to visit her.
We will all get old some day. Some of us will have broken minds like he lady and some of us will have broken bodies like my grandma. As I was leaving I promised I would go back and visit the lady, even after my grandma moves back to her home.
小题1:Why did the writer’s grandma live in a nursing home?
| A．Because she needed another operation. |
| B．Because she had been used to living there. |
| C．Because she waited for the writer to come. |
| D．Because she wanted to be looked after there. |
小题2:According to the text, the woman cried because_________.
| A．she missed her daughter very much |
| B．she expected to tell stories to the writer |
| C．she feared the curtain being drawn |
| D．she was troubled by the writer’s talking |
小题3:Which word can be used to describe the crying woman?
| A．Selfish. | B．Lonely. | C．Strong. | D．Lazy. |
小题4:What can the writer learn from her experience?
| A．The old will become forgetful. |
| B．Everyone will get old someday. |
| C．The old need care from others. |
| D．We shouldn’t leave the old in the nursing home. |
小题5:Which of the following is right according to the passage?
| A．The lady came out to see me. |
| B．the lady’s daughter always visited her. |
| C．The writer’s grandma had some serious illness. |
| D．The writer would go back and visit the old lady. |