题目内容：

完形填空

阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

   Every Friday I went to a senior nursing home. It seemed as if it needed      ， but little did I know it would help me too.  

    During my first visit I helped to polish (擦光) some ladies’ nails . 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 helped her a lot: she looked        from 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 only person I was able to tell this to. The other volunteers are too busy to     me. You’ll come back next week， right？” After     blowing on her newly coated nails(指甲)， 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      as listening 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. The hardest part of living there is that it breaks the human      between those in today’s society and the nursing home.

    Every moment I spend chatting is a chance to       that connection again， to share their worries， and to shape someone’s life. In turn， that     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. 

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

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

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

4.A. aware        B. sure               C. scared       D. relaxed

5.A. forced        B. invited             C. allowed      D. encouraged

6.A. listen to       B. say to             C. write             D. connect to

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

8.A. admitted      B. promised           C. shouted        D. greeted

9.A. belief        B. dream             C. courage       D. fact

10.A. certain       B. simple             C. smart        D. modern

11.A. methods    B. actions           C. experiences       D. hopes

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

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

14.A. thought     B. situation          C. activity         D. moment

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