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 41 there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang 42 for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them.
As we were 43 on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer (老年痴呆症), most of them 44 off at the walls or floor. However, one lady 45 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 46 like that. As we got 47 with each festive song, she did as well. The louder we got, the louder she got. 48 she was singing, she was also 49 out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my 50 were to my students. People who worked at the care center could 51 to her, I thought. Just when I stopped feeling 52 about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about.
Justin also 53 the same lady. The difference between us is that he 54 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 55 and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my 56 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 57 can completely describe that touching moment.
It took a boy to 58 me, a man, about kindness and love. Justin’s example of a complete, selfless attitude toward another was a 59 that I will never forget. He was the teacher that day, and I consider myself 60 to have witnessed his lesson.
41. A. rooms B. buildings C. groups D. floors
42. A. bravely B. beautifully C. shyly D. madly
43. A. gathering B. meeting C. singing D. dancing
44. A. glared B. shut C. stared D. paid
45. A. looked B. hurt C. escaped D. caught
46. A. sound B. hear C. appear D. feel
47. A. higher B. nearer C. faster D. louder
48. A. As B. Because C. Since D. Though
49. A. moving B. coming C. reaching D. spreading
50. A. interests B. abilities C. responsibilities D. feelings
51. A. speak B. attend C. object D. compare
52. A. guilty B. sure C. afraid D. scary
53. A. feared B. noticed C. helped D. avoided
54. A. called B. insisted C. acted D. kept
55. A. tears B. hands C. face D. eye
56. A. body B. time C. flower D. cheek
57. A. expressions B. poems C. words D. songs
58. A. teach B. waste C. cause D. help
59. A. message B. activity C. lesson D. class
60. A. clever B. foolish C. lucky D. right