题目内容：

完形填空

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Every Friday I went to a senior nursing home which was the lowest rating – one star out of five. It seemed as if it needed ________ , but little did I know it would help me too.

During my first visit I helped to polish some female residents’ ________. One woman asked me many questions. After she was satisfied with my ________ , she started to share some of her hidden   ________ . By listening to her, I realized I had actually helped her: she looked relieved, ________ of some of her past pains.

When she was finished, she told me something that ________ me to visit the nursing home every week. She said, “You’re the ________ person I was able to tell this to. The other ladies are too busy to listen to me, and the other   ________ don’t care. You’ll come back next week, right?” After ________ blowing on her newly coated nails, I smiled and ________ , “Yes, I’ll see you next Friday.”

That day, I was gladdened by the ________  that I had helped somebody. I realized an action as simple as ________ became something much more.

During every second I spent there, I realized how much of a difference my ________ could have on the lives of others, and I also found energy in a place not   ________ known for it.

But the most ________ aspect of living there is that it breaks the human   ________ between those in today’s society and the nursing home residents.

Every moment I spend chatting is an opportunity to ________ that connection again, to unwrap their troubles, and to shape someone’s life. In ________, that moment also shapes me. I not only learn about life and experiences outside of school, but also receive the ________ of being part of this process – this connection between humans. Those ________ of sharing and listening are magical for both the giver and the receiver.

1.A. care         B. help           C. money          D. repair

2.A. bags         B. coats          C. nails           D. shoes

3.A. answers     B. performances    C. appearance      D. behaviors

4.A. secrets      B. truths         C. facts          D. hurt

5.A. uninformed  B. unburdened     C. unsure         D. unaware

6.A. inspired    B. invited        C. allowed       D. persuaded

7.A. right       B. last            C. very           D. only

8.A. nurses      B. females         C. residents       D. volunteers

9.A. gently       B. hurriedly      C. simply          D. comfortably

10.A. admitted    B. promised       C. shouted        D. declared

11.A. belief    B. truth          C. courage         D. fact

12.A. polishing   B. sharing        C. listening       D. talking

13.A. actions   B. dreams         C. measures       D. hopes

14.A. rarely      B. typically     C. actually       D. entirely

15.A. interesting B. conflicting     C. surprising      D. troubling

16.A. memory      B. personality     C. connection    D. custom

17.A. tie        B. find            C. continue        D. break

18.A. sum        B. turn            C. all             D. general

19.A. welcome    B. message        C. invitation      D. gift

20.A. thoughts    B. occasions       C. moments         D. activities