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Her eyes fell to the box, and I removed the covers so we could view the contents. Her hands lifted a handful of buttons before slowly___16___them back into the container. Her tiny fist closed around a delicate pearl button now yellow___17___age.She smiled as she told me about the special___18___christening outfit worn by six babies___19___time wore it thin. I pulled out a large, dark brass___20___button that appeared to be from World War Ⅱ. “From my first husbands uniform, one of the few things I had to___21___me of him when he didnt return home___22___”She told me.“I married his best friend two years after his___23___, and we had a good marriage.Thats___24___it was in those days. Someone always_____25_____the widows and children.” As we_____26_____the box, we found hairpins_____27_____black to brown to shades of gray and even white. Each color_____28_____the passing of time and its_____29_____on her hair. Pulling a small key from the box， I heard the_____30_____intake of her breath. Her eyes_____31_____with tears. She thought it had been lost， never to be found. From my hand to_____32_____， I passed the key to her memories. More items like a Sunday school pin， snaps and ruby buttons took her_____33_____down memory lane. I knew I would be visiting at her nursing home shortly after our conversation，_____34_____I knew that when I reached my house， my heart would_____35_____me to the sewing room， where I would rediscover my own lifetime of memories in my button box. 16. A. falling B. dropping C. sinking D. reaching 17. A. of B. as C. for D. with 18. A. pearl-buttoned B. single-buttoned C. flower-buttoned D. mouse-buttoned 19. A. after B. while C. before D. when 20. A. commercial B. fantastic C. delicate D. military 21. A. warn B. remind C. inform D. rid 22. A. sound B. punctual C. alive D. safe 23. A. death B. retirement C. return D. arrival 24. A. the problem B. the matter C. the way D. the things 25. A. made up for B. took charge of C. took control of D. looked out f