You will hear a passage. The passage is printed in the textbook with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be spoken three times. During the second reading, you are required to fill in the five blanks with the words or phrases you hear. The third reading is for you to check your answers. Now listen. My grand mother is 94 now. Her ability to see, hear and talk has weakened, and it becomes apparent that Grandma can no long take care of herself, so 1) ___________________ were held to discuss what to do. No one wanted to live with her; that was evident. We talked about sending her to a 2)______________________, but that idea was quickly rejected. Although Grandma would be with more people of her own age, she would see less of her family—and that would 3)_________________. Besides, the really good homes are 4)_____________________, and the inexpensive ones are not so good. Mother flatly stated that Grandma would not 5)________________ in a nursing home. I admired my mother greartly for this decision.