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What I will be hosting, to be exact, is a series of meditation retreats(冥想静修) to be held this spring. During each retreat, about a hundred 4l will come here from all over the world for a period of a week to ten days to deepen their meditation practices. Some of them are 42 , but many have never been to India. My role is to take care of these people during their 43 here. For most of the retreat, the participants will be in 44 .For some of them, it will be the first time they've 45 silence as a devotional practice, and it can be intense. However, I will be the one person they are 46 to talk to if something is going wrong.
I can help them. I am so 47 to help. All the listening skills I learned as a(n) 48 bartender. All the antennas(百觉) I've ever developed throughout my lifetime that have taught me how to 49 what people are feeling-- they were all accumulated 50 I could help ease these good people into the difficult task they've 51 . I am so consumed by 52 at their bravery. These people have 53 their families and lives for a few weeks to go into silent retreat with a crowd of perfect 54 in India. Not everybody does this in their 55 .
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41. A. employees B. retirees C. interviewees D. devotees
42. A. passers-by B. old-times C. trouble-makers D. peace-lovers
43. A. work B. stay C. tour D. lecture
44. A. doubt B. memory C. silence D. surprise
45. A. treated B. interpreted C. described D. experienced
46. A. commanded B. reminded C. forced D. allowed
47. A. equipped B. moved C. wanted D. motivated
48. A. talkative B. sympathetic C. aggressive D. innocent
49. A. read B. record C. express D. reveal
50. A. so that B. now that C.in case D. even if
51. A. put aside B. taken on C. turned down D. got over
52. A. guilt B. sati