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“I don't feel right about this,” I said to one of my cousins in a low voice. She nodded in       . Not wanting to be the first to touch the food, I waited for one of the older adults to start.

Thanksgiving usually meant         and full stomachs, however, this year was      . My family sat around the dinner table       at our feast. Everyone had a full plate, everyone except for Grandma. The treatment for throat cancer would        one of her great pleasures, eating. This was the first of many food-focused         to come. I could not imagine what it would be like to never taste      food again. My cousin Molly broke the         with a raise of her glass, “To Nat.” We all followed her lead. “Your       and strength encourage us all,” she continued. Grandma smiled, holding back her tears with great      . “Thank you. Please, please eat.” And with that, we all began to eat. Conversation broke       around the room while Grandma laughed and talked with us all. Cancer would take away her ability to eat, but not the gift of being the best hostess. The evening went on as       Thanksgivings do. By the time the night was over, I felt       to my family than ever before. I learned that we gather together on holidays not to eat rich feast, but to       and share with one another. We       my Grandmother’s courage, but we all learned a lesson in grace. In the years following, my Grandma       to create meals for family events. She told me once with a laugh, “I may not be able to eat, but I can       taste things.” With a      heart, Grandma prepared what she could not have for the only purpose of making us       . She inspired me to learn to cook and helped me find the      to make everything come together: love.

1.A. disappointment   B. surprise C. satisfaction D. agreement

2.A. songs B. laughter C. thoughts D. understanding

3.A. popular         B. different      C. familiar D. similar

4.A. aiming          B. staring C. joking D. nodding

5.A. take away    B. take in C. take up D. take down

6.A. plans B. dinners C. holidays D. activities

7.A. cheap B. beautiful C. delicious D. terrible

8.A. record      B. rule C. dark D. silence

9.A. wish B. concern C. courage D. confidence

10.A. efforts     B. effects C. relief D. patience

11.A. into B. up C. down D. out

12.A. necessary      B. basic C. normal D. certain

13.A. farther        B. closer C. happier D. stranger

14.A. apologize      B. promise C. forgive D. support

15.A. remembered    B. mentioned    C. followed D. celebrated

16.A. continued      B. decided C. hated D. started

17.A. still B. ever C. just D. even

18.A. careless       B. frightening     C. pitiful D. selfless

19.A. sad B. happy C. surprised D. lovely

20.A. sign B. skill C. attitude D. secret