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… As time{{U}} (10) {{/U}}by, I was able to
work{{U}} (11) {{/U}}my fears. Now I understand that the closest I have
ever felt to God is in the back of an ambulance. When I{{U}} (12)
{{/U}}to help{{U}} (13) {{/U}}strangers, I am part of something{{U}}
(14) {{/U}}than myself. Sometimes I truly{{U}} (15) {{/U}}with
someone{{U}} (16) {{/U}}I would never have met{{U}} (17)
{{/U}}—as I did with Nellie. One midnight, the AIDS
hospice{{U}} (18) {{/U}}help. A colleague and I were{{U}} (19)
{{/U}}to a bedroom. {{U}}(20) {{/U}}there was a thin black woman
with wild hair. When I was given a{{U}} (21) {{/U}}of her{{U}} (22)
{{/U}}history, I thought, this lady{{U}} (23) {{/U}}dead over ten
times. She had AIDS, hepatitis and TB. She had had brain surgery. Tonight she
had a seizure. "Hello, I'm Clarissa, are you in pain?" I asked.
She replied by cursing{{U}} (24) {{/U}}me. I didn't take{{U}} (25)
{{/U}}. When I rode alone with her in the back of the
ambulance as another EMT drove, I{{U}} (26) {{/U}}the printout. Nellie
was 33 years old. No previous address. No family members. No next of kin. Her
whole life as{{U}} (27) {{/U}}here was just a list of medicines,
{{U}}(28) {{/U}}and illnesses. one line{{U}} (29) {{/U}}my
attention: hobbies. Nellie' s hobbies were sewing and gospel singing. I could
not sew, but I loved gospel music.
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【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查一般现在时用法。As time goes by(随着时间的流逝)，这是一个普遍真理。故选C。