Over thirty years passed.   One winter Martha, who was now in her seventies, became seriously ill and was hospitalized in a hospital near her home.   A nurse noticed that Martha had very few visitors.   She gave the elderly lady special care.

    One night when the nurse was sitting near her patient and they were chatting quietly, she confided in her as to what and prompted her to become a nurse.   When she was four years old, she explained, she and her parents had been injured in an automobile accident; there had been a wonderful nurse who had brought her back to health with her loving, caring devotion.   When she grew up, she determined that one day she, too, would become a nurse and help others — from the young to the old — just as that nurse had done for her.

    After she graduated from a nursing school overseas, she met a young man from America, and when they married, they moved to the States.   A few months earlier hey had moved to this city, where her husband had been offered a very good job, and she was happy to get a position as a nurse in this hospital.   As the nurse told her story, tears flowed from Martha's eyes, as she realized that this must be her little Emily, whom she had cared for after the accident.

    When the nurse finished her story, Martha said softly, “ Emily, we are together again, but this time you are nursing me! ” Emily stared at Martha, suddenly recognizing her.   “ Is it really you? ” she cried out.   “ How many times I have thought about you and prayed that someday we would meet again! ”

    When Martha recovered, Emily did not beg her to come and live with her family.   Instead, she just packed up Martha's belongings and took her home with her.   She has lived with Emily to this day, and Emily's husband and children have taken care of her like a most special grandmother.

56. In the hospital, Martha gave little Emily special care because

A. Emily was only four years old.

B. Emily's parents were seriously injured.

C. Martha w as a single woman who loved children.

D. Martha knew how Emily felt, away from her parents.

57. Why didn't Martha go and live with Emily's family?

A. She preferred to live in the children’s ward.

B. She loved Emily but she belonged to t he ward.

C. She thought Emily might change her mind.

D. She didn't want to move to a new place.

58. Martha lost contact with Emily's family

A. after Emily's family went to live in another country.

B. when she retired and moved to another city.

C. because Emily's family lived too far away to visit.

D. as it was expensive to make long-distance phone calls.