题目内容：

I believe in the power of hugging. It’s a quiet but _________ moment we share when we hug. It’s the _________ that flows from my heart to yours when I want to say something but _________ just won’t do sometimes. Hugging is the power we possess when we put our arms _________ someone. It can change _________, making a patient a person, a familiar person a friend.

My grandmother taught me about hugging, whenever she _________ me in her strong, loving Irish arms. She always hugged seriously even when her back had become _________ and her strength had weakened. My mother hugs my children the same way——heart open and arms _________, breathing them into her soul.

Once I became aware of its _________, I started experimenting: I held my mother-in-law then moved onto my sisters-in-law, aunts and cousins. I tried it with a friend who had __________ my life with laughter, but I was too __________ to tell her, and acquaintances（熟人）that I wanted to be friends with. Some were confused, __________ others accepted. But all had one thing __________, that is, the next time I hugged them, they __________ me back.

For me, hugging has become __________ a physical interaction. It has become a way of thinking, the answer to life’s __________ and tough choices. I’ve often wondered how __________ my life would have been if I hadn’t learned the power of hugging! I believe that a hug is like a battery __________ —— a good one can keep me going for a long time.

Never take the giving or receiving of a hug __________. That small gesture of putting arms around someone else __________ love, acceptance, and sometimes even forgiveness. I believe that a hug can change the world.

1.A. stressful    B. peaceful    C. hopeful    D. powerful

2.A. worry    B. love    C. anxiety    D. responsibility

3.A. words    B. actions    C. attitude    D. response

4.A. aside    B. off    C. around    D. above

5.A. position    B. situation    C. reality    D. relationship

6.A. combined    B. replaced    C. gathered    D. joined

7.A. bent    B. straight    C. flat    D. rough

8.A. closed    B. wide    C. narrow    D. crossed

9.A. answer    B. advice    C. power    D. attitude

10.A. destroyed    B. enriched    C. organized    D. disturbed

11.A. embarrassed    B. interested    C. sensitive    D. confident

12.A. as    B. when    C. while    D. so

13.A. in turn    B. in common    C. in brief    D. in charge

14.A. hugged    B. paid    C. bowed    D. took

15.A. less than    B. more than    C. at least    D. at most

16.A. events    B. incidents    C. customs    D. puzzles

17.A. different    B. colorful    C. fortunate    D. important

18.A. inventor    B. observer    C. reminder    D. charger

19.A. seriously    B. obviously    C. lightly    D. only

20.A. decides    B. guides    C. speaks    D. expresses