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One afternoon,I went into an art museum while waiting for my husband.I hoped to enjoy the works of art quietly.
A young couple walked in front of me and talked ____the paintings between themselves all the time.The lady did almost all the talking,but the man kept listening to her.I thought the man was very patient ____nobody would like to be bothered (打扰) while enjoying the paintings.
I met them several ____as I moved through the different rooms of the art museum.Each time I heard her talking,I moved ____quickly.
I was ____for some gifts at the museum shop when the couple walked slowly to the exit (出口).Before they left,the man ____out a cane (拐杖).Then he tapped (轻敲) his way to the coatroom to ____the jacket for his wife.
"He is a brave man,"the worker of the shop said."He decided not to change his life after his eyes got hurt.Though he is ____now,he never gives up.He and his wife come here whenever there is a new art show."
"But what can he get out of the art?He can't see!"I asked.
"You are wrong.He ____a lot,more than you and I do."The worker said,"His wife describes ____painting so he can see it in his mind."
I fell silent.Then I realized that I learnt something about patience,courage and love that day.