so I would be facing forward. Soon, a mother and her three children, two boys and a little girl, ____4____ into the row of seats in front of me. The woman was wearing clothes that were ____5____. I don't think you could ever find any ____6____ of the clothes at any store. I was ____7____ by the beautiful simplicity of these garments. They weren't expensive, fancy, or from a famous designer, ____8____ they were priceless.

　　The little girl's eyes and mine met and locked. She smiled ____9____ and gazed at me. I would receive a gift I had been hoping for. I had ____10____ to connect with people from a culture that was currently suffering and in my ____11____ was a warm Pakistani family. We had a conversation. I used standard conversation ____12____： How old are you? Where do you study? This was a child but the depth and breadth of our conversation took it to amazing ____13____. What was even more remarkable was the ____14____ conversation. Her smile, her gaze and her trust ____15____ touched me.

　　Our 45 minutes together ____16____ quickly but we will always be in each other's hearts. During the time, I was in the ____17____ that to do something for those unlucky people, I just needed to open my door ____18____ they could come in. It is amazing what happens when you ____19____ to others. People come in ____120____ beautiful gifts. It's likely to start with just a kind smile.

　　语篇解读：这是一篇记叙文。作者用自身的经历告诉我们：一个人想要去关注他人，就要敞开心扉与他们交谈。

　　1．A.pulling B．weighing

　　C．breaking D．cutting

[解析]　根据下文中的"What can I do for those... refugees"可知，恐怖袭击使作者心绪翻腾，忧心忡忡。weigh down"使忧心忡忡"