46. (阅读理解题)Jack and Ben, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. Jack, __(1)__ bed was next to the room’s only window, __(2)__ to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. But Ben had to spend all day and night __(3)__ flat on his bed. To __(4)__ time the two men began to talk. They talked for hours about their wives, families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, and where they had been on vacation. __(5)__ days went by, a deep friendship began to develop between them. Every afternoon when Jack could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to Ben all the things he could see outside the window. And Ben began to live for those one-hour __(6)__ when his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside. The window __(7)__a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm __(8)__ flowers of every color of the rainbow. Grand old trees beautified the landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As Jack described all this in detail, Ben would close his eyes and imagine the beautiful scene. One warm afternoon Jack described a parade __(9)__ by. Although Ben couldn’t hear the band, he could see it in his __(10)__ eye as Jack portrayed it with descriptive words.

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