What about 25?

[v0031]

My husband and I were talking about possible colors because it was time for painting the kitchen again．The children, sat nearby and suddenly   21    "Not the measuring stick!"
 "No" I  22    them in my mother-has-everything-under-control   23   , “Not the measuring stick．"
 The measuring stick isn't a （an）  24    stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and dining room．Along the edge we've   25   each child's growth by making a mark   26   his or her height on every birthday．Over the ten years so many colored pens, pencils and markers were   27   that the door came to be   28   like an abstract-expressionist painting．
Names and dates show different hand- writing, and I can  29  by the script（手迹）who measured whom．An eight-year-old brother measured her three-year-old sister, a grandchild measured her grandmother, my husband measured me．At parties, when this door  30    back and forth frequently, friends stop to  31   the names and dates．When we ask  32   they would like to be immortalized（永存的）, they usually  33   shyly and walked back right up into   34   ．
Many of those listed on the door are still  35   while some have stopped．Some   36   with us only in memory．When my mother came to see our eldest daughter graduating from university, we   37    her, too．It was her last visit to our home．
We haven't decided on the new kitchen   38   plan yet, but one thing is   39   : Whether we paint the trim （点缀） bright gold, Chowning's Tavern red or Federal blue, the back of the kitchen door will always remain  40   with lots of names and dates in various colors．
21．A．said             B．expressed       C．shouted         D．cheered
22．A．comforted       B．patted        C．agreed           D．allowed
23．A．way             B．voice         C．attitude        D．feeling
24．A．common        B．special       C．exact         D．actual
25．A．considered       B．encouraged      C．celebrated       D．congratulated
26．A．showing         B．keeping      C．cutting          D．giving
27．A．made           B．taken         C．used           D．sharpened
28．A．very B．strangely C．straight D．clearly
29．A．tell B．understand C．know D．think
30．A．moves B．shakes C．closes D．swings
31．A．observe B．notice C．read D．recognize
32．A．why B．if C．how D．what
33．A．stated B．admitted C．shook D．left
34．A．seat B．place C．table D．room
35．A．increasing  B．adding C．putting D．growing
36．A．mark B．remain C．live D．work
37．A．loved B．welcomed C．measured D．saw
38．A．color B．form C．design D．size
39．A．sure B．popular C．certain D．curious
40．A．red B．blue C．gold D．white


I choose "recorded".

[Miles]

26．A．showing         B．keeping      C．cutting          D．giving

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I miss it when v goes for months without posting a grammar question.  I always worry he's in prison being tortured or standing in front of tank in Tiananmen Square, or somethng.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

26．A．showing         B．keeping      C．cutting          D．giving

[v0031]

Sorry, my question shoule be No.25.

BTW, I will never be in jail.

[Franzl]

None of the options work.

[minionofmidas]

"celebrated" does work. It's less than straightforward, but it does work. The others don't.

[Franzl]

"celebrated" does work. It's less than straightforward, but it does work. The others don't.

You're right. Sounds odd, though.

[Tender Branson]

celebrated