I first met 8-year-old Katy on a rainy afternoon. I was a    16    at a hospital. The clerk at the desk told me about Katy. She was there because she felt a lot of    17   .The doctors found a problem at the base of her brain. I knew she was    18    even before she got better.
When I entered Katy's room, she was not in her bed.    19    Katy did not feel well, she was playing with Tommy, a little boy. It took a lot of    20    for her just to sit in the chair. But she played with Tommy because it made him    21   .
Katy was always smiling and never appeared to be in pain. She    22    to just lie in bed. One day I found her painting a picture. Later, she gave it to one of the older patients. Another day she went outside to    23    flowers for another sick little girl. Katy made    24    smile.
The doctors    25    to solve the problem in Katy’s brain. The operation was successful! The doctors informed the hospital staff of the good news. Katy was fine. She soon felt    26   . Then she was able to    27    the hospital a month later.
I have had a long career as a nurse. I have met many patients.    28    I have never met another girl like Katy. Even after she got well, she still came to the hospital. She played various games with the young patients. She read many books to the    29    patients. Katy’s kind heart helped her get better so    30    She is a hero to me and everyone else at the hospital.
16. A. nurse    B. waiter    C. doctor    D. patient
17. A. fun     B. need     C. pain     D. pity
18. A. silly     B. shy      C. sorry    D. special
19. A. Because   B. Until     C. Though   D. After
20. A. courses    B. effort     C. place    D. notes
21. A. proud     B. lonely     C. mad      D. happy
22. A. agreed    B. refused      C. decided   D. failed
23. A. sell       B. smell       C. get       D. grow
24. A. everyone    B. nobody     C. someone   D. none
25. A. afforded     B. hated      C. regretted    D. hurried
26. A. better       B. worse     C. quieter      D. sadder
27. A. find        B. leave       C. reach       D. forget
28. A. Instead     B. Besides     C. Therefore    D. However
29. A. nice     B. old          C. smart        D. crazy
30. A. slowly    B. widely      C. quickly       D. lately

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【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了“我”在医院里遇见了一个女孩Katy，她生病住院了，虽然经常觉得头痛，但是她很开朗，总是为其他病人做很多事情。后来Katy手术成功，出院以后，她还是经常回医院看望以前的病友。
16.A  考查名词义辨析。根据文章最后一段最后一句“I have had a long career as a nurse.”可知“我”是一名“护士”。故选A。