完形填空，先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Two close friends, Sam and Jason, met with an accident on their way to Boston City．The following morning, Jason woke up 　　1　　 and Sam was still unconscious(无意识)．Dr Berkeley was standing at his bedside looking at his health chart and medications with a 　　2　　 expression on his face．When he saw Sam awake, he beamed at him and asked, "How are you feeling today, Sam? " Sam tried to 　　3　　 a brave face and smiling back saying, "Absolutely(完全地)wonderful, doctor．I am very grateful for all 　　4　　 you have done for me．" Dr Berkeley was 　　5　　 at Sam's deed and said, "You are a very brave man, Sam, and God will make it up to you in one way or 　　6　　．” While he was moving on to the next patient, Sam called back at him almost pleading, "Promise me you won't tell Jason anything．" "You know l won't do that．Trust me．" And he walked away．"Thank you, " whispered Sam．He smiled and looked up in prayer(祷告), “I hope I live up to your 　　7　　 …Please give me the strength to be able to go through this…Amen．"

　　Months later when Jason had recovered, he 　　8　　 connecting with Sam．He felt embarrassed(尴尬的)to spend time with a disabled person like Sam．

　　Sam was lonely because he didn't have anybody else other 　　9　　 Jason to depend on．Things went from bad to worse．And one day Sam died in despair(绝望)．When Jason was called on his burial(葬礼), he found a letter waiting for him．Dr Berkeley gave it to him with a face without expression and said： "This is for you, Jason．Sam had asked me to give it to you when he was gone．"

　　In the letter he had said： "Dear Jason, I have kept my promise in the end to lend you my eyes if anything had happened to them．Now there is 　　10　　 more that I can ask from God, than the fact, that you will see the world through my eyes．You will always be my best friend…Sam．"

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　　David got a job in a police station after he left school．He worked there for 42 years and he’ll retire this year．He worked hard in the past 42 years．But he was not a lucky man．He failed to catch a thief．He was often sorry for it．

　　Last weekend, while David's wife was cooking she found there was no salt at home．So she asked her husband to buy some．In the shop, David saw a young man taking away a wallet from a woman's bag．He walked to him quietly, but the young man noticed David and ran away at once．David ran after him．At last the thief ran into a blind alley(死胡同)and David caught him．

　　“Please give me a chance, sir．” said the thief

　　“Who can give one to me?” said David, “I’ll soon retire and I catch a thief for the first time!”

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