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Curt and I have this kind of friendship that I wish everyone would be able to experience.
Our friendship
1 many years ago. We met while
2 different high schools. As years passed, we became
good friends. Curt was the best man (伴郎) at my wedding, and I was
3 a few years later when he married
my sister's roommate. And yet the event that almost showed our partnership and
4 our friendship happened
over 25 years ago, when we were in our 20's.
Curt and I were attending a pool party at the local Swim and Racquet Club. We were walking to the car,
joking about the party, and Curt
5 ne and said, "Steve, your ve had too much
6 . Maybe I should drive."
At first I thought he was
7 , but since Curt is definitely the wiser of us, I
8 his judgment.
"Good idea." I said, and handed him the
9 .
After I was settled in the passenger seat and Curt sat behind the wheel, he said, "I'm going to need your
10 because I'm not sure how to get to your house from here." "No problem," I
11 .
Curt started the car and we were
12 . The next ten miles seemed like a hundred as I prompted (提示) Curt
with
13 -left now, right soon, slow down, speed up and so on. The important thing was that we got home
14 that night.
Ten years later at my wedding, Curt brought
15 to the eyes of 400 guests as he told the story of our partners
hip and
16 we drove home together that night. Why was it such a (n)
17 story? We would all offer our keys
18 we knew we shouldn't drive. But you see, my friend Curt was blind. He had been blind from
19 and never
sat behind the wheel of a car
20 that night.
( )1. A. continued
( )2. A. attending
( )3. A. alone
( )4. A. formed
( )5. A. pointed to
( )6. A. water
( )7. A. lying
( )8. A. respected
( )9. A. wheels
( )10. A. advice
( )11. A. agreed
( )12. A. off
( )13. A. safety
( )14. A. late
( )15. A. attention
( )16. A. how
( )17. A. interesting
( )18. A. when
( )19. A. now
( )20. A. during |
B. began
B. taking
B. theirs
B. began
B. turned to
B. medicine
B. insisting
B. doubted
B. keys
B. reason
B. answered
B. over
B. speed
B. safely
B. excitement
B. why
B. surprising
B. until
B. nature
B. over |
C. encouraged
C. leaving
C. there
C. deepened
C. went to
C. smoke
C. joking
C. understood
C. seat
C. help
C. promised
C. out
C. qualities
C. early
C. tears
C. when
C. touching
C. because
C. end
C. after |
D. interrupted
D. finishing
D. his
D. valued
D. looked into
D. wine
D. deciding
D. used
D. car
D. statement
D. decided
D. down
D. directions
D. drunken
D. surprise
D. whom
D. amazing
D. since
D. birth
D. before |