Most young people are always on their phones, which may upset many people. __1__, a group called Girl Scouts are receiving __2__ for setting up their first walk-in clinic for elderly people, who have difficulty understanding how to __3__ the secrets of their smartphones.
Each teen spent at least an hour of one-on-one time with their oldsters. Based on their __4__ knowledge, each Girl Scout was assigned to __5__ different aspects of phones.
Some of the oldsters actually wanted to take part in e-commerce and needed help to __6__ a payment account on their smartphones while others simply had __7__ when learning how to send messages to their family members. "I was teaching this older woman how to __8__, and the first thing she did was to send a message to her daughter," one of the Scouts said. "How __9__ it was! It just made me feel really, really happy."
In addition to arranging group lessons for all of the seniors to __10__ together at the end of the clinic, the youngsters even printed out brochures and guides for the seniors to take home in case __11__ seniors would encounter problems with their smartphones in the future.
The eighth graders earned their Silver Award for their job. After experiencing the __12__ of their project, the girls hope to organize more __13__ in the near future. "Those girls were just great," said Nancy, a great-grandmother who once __14__ the clinic. "They were ready for us and had a very mature attitude to answering our questions, and they __15__ 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. performance B. clinics C. clubs D. competitions
14. A. organized B. managed C. visited D. funded
15. A. needed B. refused C. enjoyed D. deserved