A (2019· 成都第三次诊断 ) I recently visited India to meet women with AIDS. Having AIDS is considered as a mark of disgrace and the punishment is abandonment. Most of these women had been __ 1 __ by their family. What I __ 2 __ most is how much they wanted to touch me and be touched as if physical __ 3 __ somehow proved their __ 4 __ . I spent time with the dying and saw rows of cots ( 折叠床 ). Every cot was __ 5 __ except for one in the corner, so I went there , hoping to provide some help. The __ 6 __ was a woman in her 30s. She had __ 7 __ eyes and was skinny. __ 8 __ , I suddenly felt helpless. I had nothing to __ 9 __ her. I couldn't save her, either. I __ 10 __ down and reached out to touch her — and when she __ 11 __ my hand, she grabbed it and wouldn't let go. We had been there together for a while when she pointed upwards. It took me some time to __ 12 __ that she wanted to go up to the roof and sit outside. It was getting __ 13 __ and the sun was going down, and no one seemed __ 14 __ to take her upstairs. I carried her up. She sat on a chair, facing the west and watching the __ 15 __. I reminded the workers to __ 16 __ her later. Then I had to leave. But she never __ 17 __ me. Sometimes it's the people you can't help who __ 18 __ you the most. Optimism isn't a passive expectation that things will get better. It is a(n) __ 19 __ that we can make things better and we can help people if we don't lose hope and don't look __ 20 __ . 1 . A.beaten B . abandoned C . scolded D . cheated 2 . A.value B . complain C . remember D . wonder 3 . A.excitement B . collision C . pleasure D . contact 4 . A.birth B . failure C . worth D . future 5 . A.occupied B . attended C . made D . covered 6 . A.patient B . witness C . nurse D . worker 7 . A.shining B . beautiful C . sorrowful D . greedy 8 . A.Otherwise B . However C . Instead D . Besides 9 . A.entertain B . protect C . convince D . offer 10 . A.knelt B . calmed C . went D . jumped 11 . A.pushed B . felt C . shook D . warmed 12 . A.figure out B . get across C . point out D . put down 13 . A.clear B . cloudy C . late D . windy 14 . A.brave B . determined C . confident D . willing 15 . A.night B . sunset C . roof D . performance 16 . A.treat B . save C . comfort D . fetch 17 . A.left B . forgot C . forgave D . thanked 18 . A.challenge B . confuse C . satisfy D . inspire 19 . A.opportunity B . promise C . belief D . intention 20 . A.away B . up C . out D . back