My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season.
The first two __21__ there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang __22__ for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them.
As we were __23__ on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer (老年痴呆症), most of them __24__ off at the walls or floor. However, one lady __25__ my eye. She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself. They weren’t the songs that we were singing, at least they didn’t __26__ like that. As we got __27__ with each festive song, she did as well. The louder we got, the louder she got. __28__ she was singing, she was also __29__ out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my __30__ were to my students. People who worked at the care center could __31__ to her, I thought. Just when I stopped feeling __32__ about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about.
Justin also __33__ the same lady. The difference between us is that he __34__ on her needs, but I didn’t. During the last song, “Silent Night,” Justin walked over to her and held her hand. He looked this aged lady in her __35__ and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my __36__ to let you know that.”
This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek with the other hand. Tears began to fall down her face. No __37__ can completely describe that touching moment...
It __38__ a boy to teach me, a man, about kindness and love. Justin’s example of a complete, selfless attitude toward another was a __39__ that I will never forget. He was the teacher that day, and I consider myself __40__ to have witnessed his lesson.
21. A. rooms B. buildings C. floors D. groups
22. A. bravely B. shyly C. madly D. beautifully
23. A. dancing B. meeting C. gathering D. singing
24. A. stared B. shut C. paid D. glared
25. A. looked B. caught C. escaped D. hurt
26. A. appear B. hear C. sound D. feel
27. A. louder B. nearer C. faster D. higher
28. A. Because B. As C. Since D. Though
29. A. moving B. reaching C. coming D. spreading
30. A. interests B. abilities C. feeling s D. responsibilities
31. A. speak B. object C. attend D. compare
32. A. afraid B. sure C. guilty D. scary
33. A. feared B. avoided C. helped D. noticed
34. A. called B. acted C. insisted D. kept
35. A. tears B. hands C. eyes D. face
36. A. time B. flower C. body D. cheek
37. A. words B. poems C. expressions D. songs
38. A. took B. wasted C. caused D. made
39. A. message B. lesson C. activity D. class
40. A. clever B. foolish C. right D. lucky