阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
This morning, as I was getting close to the supermarket, I saw a small   36    gathering around an elderly woman with blood under her face. I stopped and asked if I could   37  . I told her I was certified（授予证书的）in first aid. Then I   38   someone for a first aid kit（工具箱）. But she didn’t want help, saying she was fine. But she wasn’t fine. I asked her to   39   with me and we   40   about her routine of getting groceries. People brought out ice packs, water and paper towels from the   41   nearby. I put on the gloves from the first aid kit, and cleaned her up a bit, but   42   I just talked to her and held her hand.
Two   43   happened to be passing by and   44   to help check her out a bit. Finally, after ten minutes the   45   arrived and I talked to the emergency medical team and they   __46  .
I was certified in first aid years back, and I got re-certified a month ago, but I never   47   it once. However, I realized being certified isn’t   48   about providing the aid. I didn’t stop the bleeding. I didn’t   49   to examine her. Mostly it was about providing comfort for people in a difficult   50   . The certification gave me the   51   to do that: to kneel on the sidewalk, holding an old woman’s hand, and to help make those _ 52   few minutes just a little bit better.
If you’re not certified in first aid, I can’t   53   it strongly enough. It takes four hours of your time at your   54   Red Cross. With what you’ll   55   , maybe you’ll be able to help someone like the old lady one day.

A．people B．public C．traffic D．crowd

A．watch out B．look out C．help out D．make out

A．paid B．sent C．applied D．scolded

A．stay B．walk C．accompany D．shop

A．looked B．cared C．talked D．quarreled

A．hospital B．supermarket C．station D．office

A．mostly B．maybe C．simply D．extremely

A．policemen B．volunteers C．clerks D．doctors

A．refused B．stopped C．lay D．woke

A．ambulance B．family C．driver D．officer

A．operated on B．turned up C．ran away D．took over

A．liked B．noticed C．used D．met

A．necessarily B．possibly C．hopefully D．commonly

A．want B．teach C．permit D．try

A．place B．situation C．life D．position

A．harm B．confidence C．lesson D．wish

A．confusing B．moving C．scary D．friendly

A．recommend B．demand C．support D．explain

A．formal B．national C．local D．private

A．recognize B．offer C．allow D．Learn