2020年12月英语六级（第3套 · 含听力）选词填空

Social distancing is putting people out of work, canceling school and tanking the stock market. It has been __26__ by fear, and it is creating even more fear as money problems and uncertainty grow. However, at its core is love, and a sacrifice to protect those most __27__ to the coronavirus' (冠状病毒) effects—the elderly, people with compromised immune systems, and those whose life-saving resources would be used up by a __28__ epidemic.
Americans make life-saving decisions every day as a matter of course. We cut food into bite-sized pieces, we wear seatbelts, and we take care not to exceed the speed limit. But social distancing is __29__ in that it is completely self-sacrificing. Those who will benefit may be the elderly relatives of the __30__ person we didn't pass in Starbucks, on the subway, or in the elevator.
Social distancing is millions of people making hundreds of sacrifices to keep the elderly alive. It doesn't include the __31__ to run from society or make an excuse to avoid one's obligations—such as life-saving medical work or the parental obligation to buy groceries. What it does include is applying love through caution. And in doing so, it offers an __32__ opportunity for those who care about the elderly to find new ways to love them.
If we're not __33__ as much in our normal work or school, we have extra time to call parents and grandparents. We can also ask elderly relatives how to best support them __34__ and use our sacrifices as an opportunity to bring us, our community and the world __35__.