I moved to Chicago ten years ago. As I was new to the area, I had friends and seldom went out to parties. But a month later, I was invited to a party and there I an elderly couple. The wife and I for a long time. She told me how she was about her husband who was a heart operation. At that time I was working as a researcher in the same where the husband would be going for his operation, I told her to take down my phone number and me to let me know when he was there. She phoned a few weeks later as and told me that her husband was admitted to the hospital and waiting. I told her that I would go and check on him every day while I was at . I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same, so I decided to give them some . Weeks turned into months and it just became my to see them and keep track of how things were going before, during and after the heart operation. Sometimes I'd bring a for him to read, or some food that we would share . As time went by, it seemed like I became part of the . Even after the husband returned from the hospital, we still often each other on holidays. Now, ten years later, I my own family. Since our parents don’t close by, this couple has become my son’s “local” grandparents. My wife and I often feel truly to have this couple as our “local” parents! Sometimes family comes out of the most unexpected place. 小题1: A．few B．some C．several D．many 小题2: A．served B．loved C．met D．supported 小题3: A．searched B．fought C．worked D．talked 小题4: A．regretful B．calm C．worried D．lucky 小题5: A．giving up B．waiting for C．paying for D．turning down 小题6: A．hotel B．hospital C．restaurant D．office 小题7: A．so B．but C．though D．since 小题8: A．ask B．call C．help D．invite 小题9: A．required B．predicted C．expected D．promised 小题10: A．even B．seldom C．still D．sometimes 小题11: A．work B．school C．home D．table 小题12: A．experience B．company C．luck D．trust 小题13: A．risk B．stress C．test D．habit 小题14: A．book B．picture C．computer D．tape 小题15: A．early B．together C．alone D．everywhere 小题16: A．public B．family C．team D．group 小题17: A．missed B．followed C．knew D．visited 小题18: A．leave B．find C．have D．need 小题19: A．live B．come C．move D．drive 小题20: A．nervous B．curious C．thankful D．suitable