MyfriendJohnalwayshassomethingtotellme.Heknowssomuchthat 21 menhavetohaveolderandmoreworldlywisementotellthem 22 whototrusthowtocareforothersandhowtolivelife 23 thefullest.

RecentlyJohnlosthis 24 Janet.Foreightyearsshefoughtagainstcancerbutintheendhersicknesshadthelast 25.OnedayJohntookoutafoldedpieceof 26 fromhiswallet.Hehadfounditsohetoldmewhenhe 27 upsomedrawersathome.

Itwasa 28 loveletterJanethadwritten.Thenotecouldlooklikeaschoolgirl’sscrawls(潦草地写，乱涂)aboutherdreamguy. 29 theletterwaswrittenbyawomanwhohadhadsevenchildrenawomanwhofoughtforherlifeandwho 30 onlyhadafewmonthslefttolive.

Itwas 31 abeautifulrecipe(处方，食谱)forhowtokeepamarriagetogether.Janet’s 32 ofherhusbandbeginslikethis“Lovedme.Tookcareofme.Worriedaboutme.”

“HelpedmewhenIwasill.”Thenext 33 reads.Afterthatsheturned 34 thepaperandadded“Warmth.Humor.Kindness.Thoughtfulness.”Andthenshewritesaboutthehusbandshehas 35 withandlovedmostinherlife.“ 36 therewhenIneededyou.”Thelastwordsshewrote 37 alltheothers.Icanseeherformewhensheaddedthoughtfully“Goodfriend.”

IstandbesideJohnnowandcannotpretendtoknowhowitfeelstolosesomeonewhoisascloseto 38 asJanetwastohim.Ineedto 39 whathehastosaymuchmorethanheneedstotalk.

“John”Iask.“Howdoyousticktogetherwithsomeonethrough38years—nottomentionthesickness?HowdoIknow 40 Icanbeartostandbymywife’ssideifshebecomessickoneday?”

“Youcan.”hesaysquietly“Ifyouloveherenoughyoucan.”

1.A.old B.wise C.young D.foolish

2.A.forinstance B.atnotime C.inthatcase D.asamatteroffact

3.A.in B.to C.at D.for

4.A.friend B.colleague C.wife D.sister

5.A.possibility B.chance C.hope D.word

6.A.handkerchief B.cloth C.leather D.paper

7.A.fixed B.looked C.tidied D.put

8.A.small