time.

　　"She has the patience," says Maria's son or Rosario's grandson, Albert Garcia.

　　Albert, 50, describes his mother's condition as "happy dementia", because she is never angry or upset. But like anyone with the disease, she can be asking the same questions over and

over.

　　"My grandmother has to live with her," Albert says. "Never have I seen her answer impatiently."

　　Since Rosario gave birth to Maria, the two women have almost never lived apart. When Maria was starting her own family, she had her own home, but it was across the street. And most of her life, she and her mother have lived under the same roof.

　　These days, that roof is in Sarasota, Fla. Every morning, the two women sit down to a breakfast. Rosario reads the paper and tells her daughter what's going on in the world, to keep her mind sharp.

　　"I talk all the time to her," Rosario says. "That's the best thing for people in that situation."

Rosario herself has no trouble with her memory. She needs a walker to get around, but she doesn't wear a hearing aid. She doesn't even need glasses.

　　The first thing Maria says when she wakes up and the last thing she says before she goes to bed is," Where's my mother？" Her mother is always there.

56. Rosario and her daughter always lived together mainly because .

A. Maria had never got married B. Maria was sick since she was born

C. Maria's own home was near her mother' s D. Maria had to look after her old mother

57. What trouble does Rosario have in life?

　　A. She has bad eyesight and can't see anything clearly.

　　B. She often forgets something and has to be reminded.

C. She loses her listening ability completely.

D. She can hardly walk around without a walker.

58. How can we describe Rosario?

　　A. Patient and healthy. B. Unlucky and sick.

　　C. Happy and weak. D. Energetic and active.

59. From the text we can conclude that .

A. endless love is not aimed (目的)to get anything back

B. a good healthy body is worth more than a crown in gold

C. where there is a will, there is a way

D. it's better to live with shame than die with honor

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