After a few moments, I decided to write down his name and 12 , and just send him a card telling him that I 13 his advice and that I would pray for him and his family. Shortly after, I received a nice letter back from Frank, along with a picture of him and his wife. We continued to write back and forth over the next few months or so, and became very 14 of each other. He was old enough to be my grandfather, and in many ways, I felt 15 he were.

　　It was about a year later I received a letter from his wife, and when I started to read it, my eyes were filled with tears. She told me how Frank's 16 with the disease had finally come to an end, and he 17 shortly before Christmas. She wanted to thank me for the letters I had written to Frank, and then explained how Frank touched many lives over the years. At his 18 , to show just that, they read the 1st letter I had written to Frank to show how he 19 a 19-year- old person he had 20 even met.

I will never forget how much that meant to me.

1. A. took B. connected C. accompanied D. led

2. A. felt B. looked C. sounded D. proved

3. A. expecting B. wondering C. considering D. worrying

4. A. break B. rest C. change D. vacation

5. A. because B. though C. while D. before

6. A. described B. exposed C. explained D. expressed

7. A. power B. energy C. strength D. force

8. A. apologized B. excused C. pardoned D. forgave

9. A. that B. what C. which D. how

10. A. take B. cost C. pay D. spend

11. A. point B. case C. way D. situation

12. A. number B. hobby C. address D. wish

13. A. agreed B. appreciated C. followed D. approved

14. A. interested B. content C. fond D. curious

15. A. if only B. even if C. only if D. as if

16. A. battle B. strike C. defense D. working