One of my next-door neighbors is a sweet 92-year-old Polish lady. A few days ago, I came back home from a trip. As I was 1 my clothes in my room, I heard a(n) 2 ,violent knock on the door. It was 10:30 pm, and I wasn’t sure who it could be. I went downstairs and 3 the peephole（猫眼）, and saw that it was our sweet next-door neighbor.
I quickly 4 the door, and she seemed really distressed and kept 5 , “please help me, I need your help. The fire alarm won’t go off. Please help me.” I 6 told her that everything would be okay, and 7 her to her house to see what was going on 8 the fire alarm.
She 9 that the alarm had been going on and off inconsistently for the past two hours, and that her 10 to call her daughter to e and fix it was fruitless. So I took a chair from her dining room table, 11 it, and looked at the fire alarm.
After twisting the fire alarm off, I blew into it, because sometimes 12 causes it to make strange noises. She seemed 13 but was exactly shaking out of fear. I asked her 14 she was okay, and she said she was 15 , so I gave her a hug. I felt her shaking in my embrace, and held her _16_ for a few minutes until she stopped shaking and sighed a breath of relief.
We then 17 and talked for ten minutes, until I felt that she was okay, and safe to sleep. She was so generous with 18 for being with her, but I thanked her for 19 me that hugs are indeed good tools! So, sometimes, a(n) 20 hug is a good and powerful way to hold someone going through a difficult period.
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(答案→)C
解析：本文通过作者帮助一个恐慌的老人修报火机，并拥抱老人使她恢复平静的故事说明，有时候，一个简单的拥抱是帮助别人渡过难关的很好且有效地方法。
【小题1】根据A few days ago, I came back home from a trip.可知这里想说我正在我的房间里取出衣服，故选C，unpacking取出。
【小题2】根据violent knock on the door，故选A，continual不间断的。
【小题3】根据the peephole（猫眼）,故选A，looked through穿过……看。
【小题4】根据and she seemed really distressed and kept repeating，可知这里想说我很快打开门，故选D。
【小题5】根据“please help me, I need your help. The fire alarm won’t go off. Please help me.”可知这里想说她一直在重复，故选B，repeating重复。
【小题6】这里想说我立即告诉她，一切都会好的，故选C，immediately立即。
【小题7】根据to her house to see what was going on with the fire alarm.可知这里想说我跟随着她来到她的房子，故选B，acpanied跟随。
【小题8】这里想说去看一下她的报火机发生了什么事，故选D。
【小题9】根据that the alarm had been going on and off inconsistently for the past two hours，故选C，mentioned提到。
【小题10】根据to call her daughter to e and fix it was fruitless.可知这里想说她试图让她的女儿回来修一下，attempt试图，故选A。
【小题11】根据So I took a chair from her dining room table，故选D，climbed爬上。
【小题12】根据After twisting the fire alarm off, I blew into it,，故选B，dust灰尘。
【小题13】根据but was exactly shaking out of fear，故选C，relieved放心的。
【小题14】根据and she said she was afraid，so I gave her a hug.故选D，if是否。
【小题15】根据so I gave her a hug.故选A，afraid害怕的。
【小题16】根据for a few minutes until she stopped shaking and sighed a breath of relief，故选B，tightly紧紧地。
【小题17】这里想表达然后我们坐下来，聊天十分钟，故选C，sat down坐下来。
【小题18】这里想表达她很感激我和她在一起，故选D，gratitude感激。
【小题19】这里想说但是我感谢她提醒我拥抱事实上是很好的工具，故选B，reminding提醒。
【小题20】这里想说有时候，一个简单的拥抱是帮助别人渡过难关的很好且有效地方法，故选A，simple简单的。