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Emily was an eighth grader. To pass her Civics course (公民課程), she had to do some volunteer service (服務(wù)) in a nursing home for a week.
One Monday, Emily went to the nursing home after school. When she arrived, she was told she would 1______ an hour every weekday with an elderly lady, Mrs Blair. She was then led into a room, where an old lady in a flowery dress was sitting on a sofa.
Emily 2______ awkwardly (別扭地) in front of the lady. She cleared her throat (清了清嗓子) and said, "Good afternoon. I'm Emily."
"Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please," Mrs Blair replied.
Then, 3______ filled the space between them. Emily wondered what to say.
"Tell me about yourself, Emily," Mrs Blair said suddenly.
"Well," Emily started, "I don't have any grandparents, so I can't chat to elderly people much. I love the performing (表演) arts. I'm here mainly because I have to 4______ here to get a good grade for my Civics class."
Mrs Blair didn't seem to 5______. "Many people, especially teens, don't seem to care about old people like me. Now you're here, and I'm going to change that about you. Ask me anything."
Emily thought for a moment, and finally decided, "What was your job?"
"I was a Broadway star in the 1950s," Mrs Blair answered.
"Cool! Can you tell me about it?" Emily asked, amazed.
Mrs Blair smiled. "Back then, only the lead actress (女主角) could wear a 6______ bracelet. I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet. Till this day, I still have it."
Emily smiled along with Mrs Blair and listened to the other stories, carefully. She had become so interested in Mrs Blair's 7______ that she decided to come earlier the next day.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday passed by quickly. Then came Friday. As she was leaving, Emily was really 8______ to say goodbye.
"Don't be sad. You can still visit me," Mrs Blair comforted her. She then handed a small box to Emily, "It's my gift to you."
Emily 9______ opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside. "It's the bracelet that you wore. Thank you!" Emily said, with tears (眼淚) in her eyes. "I'm sure to visit you whenever I'm free."
On her way home, Emily thought of her own love for the performing arts. She touched the bracelet and made a 10______ that she would keep her word to Mrs Blair.
( ) 1. A. waste B. spend C. plan D. exercise
答案：B
解析：spend time with sb.意為“和某人共度時光”，符合句意“她被告知每個工作日要和Blair夫人共度一小時”。waste“浪費”，plan“計劃”，exercise“鍛煉”，均不符合。
( ) 2. A. asked B. sat C. stood D. danced
答案：C
解析：根據(jù)“awkwardly in front of the lady”及“Take a seat, please”可知，Emily一開始是站在Blair夫人面前，stood“站”符合語境。asked“問”，sat“坐”，danced“跳舞”，均不符合。
