Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. And every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed began to live for those one﹣hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside. The window overlooked 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 amidst flowers of every color of the rainbow. Grand old trees graced the landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all this in full detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene. One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man couldn't hear the band﹣he could see it in his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words. Then unexpectedly, an evil thought entered his mind. Why should the other man alone experience all the pleasures of seeing everything while he himself never got to see anything? It didn't seem fair. At first thought the man felt ashamed. But as the days passed and he missed seeing more sights, his envy eroded into anger and soon turned him sour. He began to brood(忧思) and he found himself unable to sleep. He should be by that window﹣that thought, and only that thought now controlled his life. Late one night as he lay staring at the ceiling, the man by the window began to cough. He was choking on the fluid in his lungs. The other man watched in the dimly lit room as the struggling man by the window felt for the button to call for help. Listening from across the room he never moved, never pushed his own button, which would have brought the nurse running in. In less than five minutes the coughing and choking stopped, along with that the sound of breathing. Now there was only silence﹣deathly silence. The following morning the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths. When she found the lifeless body of the man by the window, she was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take it away. As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly, painfully, he propped(支撑)himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the world outside. Finally, he would have the joy of seeing it all himself. He struggled to slowly turn to look out of the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall! The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window. The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you." (1)The underlined word "enlivened" (Paragraph 3)is closest in meaning to　 　. A. changed B. brightened C. developed D. enlarged (2)What didn't the man by the window describe to his roommate?　 　 A. A parade passing by. B. Lively activities in a park. C. A fantastic window. D. Vivid colors of the outside world. (3)According to Paragraph 4, what attitude did the man on the other side of the room hold towards his roommate?　 　 A. Envious. B. Admirable. C. Grateful. D. Indifferent. (4)According to the passage, we can figure out that the blind man pictured wonderful things to his roommate　 　. A. to relieve himself from pain B. to beautify the blank wall C. to build up his roommate's confidence to live on D. to share the picturesque scene with his roommate (5)Which of the following statements is true as to the death of the blind man by the window?　 　 A. He must have died of grief and sorrow. B. He must have been desperate due to his deadly disease. C. He shouldn't have given in to his fate. D. He could have been saved had his roommate helped call for help. (6)Which of the following is the best title for the passage?　 　 A. A Blank Wall B. The Window C. Two Patients D. An Evil Thought