If something is" on the tip of the tongue" (Paragraph 4),______.
A. you say it in a polite way
B. you remember it all your life
C. you don't want to write it down
D. you know it but can't remember it
第二节 完型填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
One Christmas Eve, I kissed my family goodbye and went to spend the night in the hospital where 1 worked in its emergency department(急诊部). It was a【C1】______job.
At 9 pm, a man was brought in. He was having a heart attack and was【C2】______. I did my best to help him. Before 1 left in the morning, I stopped by to see【C3】______he was doing. He【C4】______the night and was sleeping.
Emergency doctors don't have【C5】______relationships with patients like other doctors. We get the【C6】______sick and the wounded. Often they're frightened or angry at us, just【C7】______we're there. They pass through our hands and out the door. We【C8】______see them again. I thought【C9】______about my heart patient. The【C10】______year, I got Christmas Eve duty【C11】______and I pulled myself off to work. At 9 pm sharp, the nurse told me【C12】______in the hall wanted to speak with me.
The man introduced himself as Mr. Lee and said, "You probably don't【C13】______me, but last Christmas Eve you【C14】______my life. Thank you for the【C15】______you gave me. " He and his wife handed me a small gift and left.
The following year my family was【C16】______that I could stay home on Christmas Eve. But 1 wanted to see if the Lees would【C17】______. I came to work and kept an eye on the door. Once again, at【C18】______9 pm, they appeared, carrying their new grandchild.
Mr. Lee, his family and I spent 13 Christmas Eves together. He died in 2005. The last time I saw him, he brought me a【C19】______imprinted(刻着)with a single word: Friendship. Now my family and I ring it every Christmas Eve at 9 pm sharp to remember the man who didn't【C20】______.
【C1】
A. boring
B. thankless
C. top
D. dangerous