1 . Most young people are always on their phones, which may upset many people. ___________, a group called Girl Scouts are receiving _________ for setting up their first walk-in clinic for elderly people, who have difficulty understanding how to ___________ the secrets of their smart phones.
Each teen spent at least an hour of one-on-one time with their oldsters. Based on their _________ knowledge, each Girl Scout was assigned to ___________ different aspects of Android and Apple phones.
Some of the oldsters actually wanted to take part in e-commerce (电子商务), and needed help to _________ a payment account on their smart phones while others simply had _________ when learning how to send messages to their family members. "I was teaching this older woman how to _________, and the first thing she did was to send a message to her daughter,” one of the Scouts said. “How ___________ it was! It just made me feel really, really happy.”
In addition to arranging group lessons for all of the seniors to ____________ together at the end of the clinic, the youngsters even printed out brochures and guides for the seniors to take home in case ____________ seniors would encounter problems with their smart phones in the future.
The eighth graders earned their “Silver Award,, for their job. After experiencing the ____________ of their project, the girls hope to organize more ____________ in the near future. “Those girls were just great,” said Nancy, a great-grandmother who once ____________ the clinic. “They were ready for us and had a very mature attitude about answering our questions, and they ______________ the praise.
1. A.Otherwise | B.Therefore | C.However | D.Besides |
2. A.service | B.praise | C.invitation | D.donation |
3. A.keep | B.untie | C.share | D.unlock |
4. A.technological | B.medical | C.psychological | D.physical |
5. A.record | B.teach | C.recall | D.investigate |
6. A.get back | B.set up | C.check out | D.pay off |
7. A.patience | B.luck | C.fun | D.trouble |
8. A.write | B.phone | C.text | D.read |
9. A.sweet | B.simple | C.rare | D.common |
10. A.play | B.live | C.talk | D.review |
11. A.amazed | B.experienced | C.confused | D.respected |
12. A.success | B.arrangement | C.change | D.pressure |
13. A.performances | B.clinics | C.clubs | D.competitions |
14. A.organized | B.managed | C.visited | D.funded |
15. A.needed | B.refused | C.enjoyed | D.deserved |