Formuchofmychildhoodmymotherfilledtheeveninghoursdoingsomethingforsomeoneelse.Sometimessheknitted(编织)hatsforbabiesandatothertimesshecookedchickensoupforsickneighbors.ThereforeIwasn't 21 whenoneeveningmymotherannouncedshe'dstartanewproject.
"I'mgoingtotelephoneneighboring 22 everynight"saidmymother.
"Everynight?Butyoudon'teven 23 thesepeople."
"Doesn'tmatter"shesaid."What'simportantisthatIwanttolisten."
Iwassixteenyearsoldandcouldn'tfigureoutwhymymotherwaswillingtospendhereveningstalkingtostrangers. Shehadfriendsandmytwoeldersisterstocall 24 shefeltlonely.
My 25 didn'taffectmymother'sproject.Thateveningaftersuppershesettledonthesofawiththephoneandbeganmakingphonecalls.
ForawhileIlistenedassheaskedtheladyonthephoneaboutherdaywhatshehadeatenfordinnerandaskedifshehad 26 thatthebeautifulroseshadcomeoutinaneighboringpark.WhenshefinishedthecallIsaid"Whatdoyou 27 whethershehadcookieorcreampiefordessert?"
Mymotherreplied"I'mthe 28 personshetalkedtotoday."
Ittookmenearlythirtyyearstounderstandthe 29 ofwhatshewasdoing.NowasmymotherisnearingsixtyIfindmyselfthinkingaboutthosenightly 30 sheusedtomake.
IamoftentheonlypersonwhotelephonesmymotherandsometimesI'mtheonlypersonshespeakstoallday.IaskherwhatshecookedfordinnerbutmostlyIjust 31 asshedescribesawalkshetookorhowherdogLuckystoleapieceofcheesefromthekitchen.
I 32 thatmymother'scallswerelifelines(生命之线)thatkeptlonelyseniorsconnectedtotheworld.Somehowshemanagedtoworkfull-timeand 33 afamilywhileimprovingthelivesofothers.
Thatkindof 34 needscommitment(奉献,投入)andorganizationalskillsthatIdonothave.Whileshefreedseveralseniorsfrom 35 Istruggletocalljustone-mymother.
21.A.interested B.satisfied C.surprised D.excited
22.A.teenagers B.children C.juniors D.seniors
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