阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I went to a nursing home to visit Marsha every
week. She had only months to live. Every time she said1"I hate my
father", I would2to persuade her to forgive.3a voice inside me was
forcing a question: Isn't there somebody you need to4?
When I was young, my elder brother John5everything I did. In his
eyes, nothing I did was right. I suffered from years of emotional6from him.
After college graduation, I began my career as
a manager in another city, which gave me a ((n))7not to go back home often8I could avoid seeing John.
Whenever I phoned Mom, she always provided9on what was going on with
him. He didn't have a happy marriage. He lost his job as a bus-driver... But I10to feel sorry for him.
In my spare time, I chose to be a11. I really felt I was
helping12I met Marsha. I told myself
to help Marsha, but I was13to help myself first.
Finally, I14the courage to call my
brother. There was15for what seemed a century
and I had a strong desire to hang up, but I16. "Correcting you was
the17way to show that I cared
about you." he18. Then, something brother
to brother returned.
We have stayed in touch and visited each other19since.
The last time I saw Marsha, she was too weak
to talk, but her face was20. I knew what it felt like.
(1)
A .
anxiously
B .
happily
C .
angrily
D .
curiously
(2)
A .
manage
B .
pretend
C .
promise
D .
attempt
(3)
A .
Yet
B .
So
C .
And
D .
Or
(4)
A .
call
B .
help
C .
forgive
D .
visit
(5)
A .
supported
B .
corrected
C .
ignored
D .
appreciated
(6)
A .
response
B .
abuse
C .
relief
D .
connection
(7)
A .
excuse
B .
chance
C .
advantage
D .
privilege
(8)
A .
now that
B .
even if
C .
in case
D .
so that
(9)
A .
comments
B .
updates
C .
instructions
D .
assessments
(10)
A .
refused
B .
offered
C .
agreed
D .
regretted
(11)
A .
bus-driver
B .
manager
C .
volunteer
D .
nurse
(12)
A .
when
B .
after
C .
though
D .
until
(13)
A .
thrilled
B .
desperate
C .
hesitant
D .
depressed
(14)
A .
gathered
B .
lacked
C .
lost
D .
recovered
(15)
A .
interruption
B .
complaint
C .
silence
D .
talk
(16)
A .
broke in
B .
held up
C .
broke down
D .
held back
(17)
A .
first
B .
only
C .
last
D .
same
(18)
A .
explained
B .
shouted
C .
added
D .
whispered
(19)
A .
rarely
B .
briefly
C .
casually
D .
regularly
(20)
A .
troubled
B .
honest
C .
relaxed
D .
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答案:(1)C;(2)D;(3)C;(4)C;(5)B;(6)A;(7)B;(8)D;(9)B;(10)A;(11)D;(12)D;(13)B;(14)A;(15)C;(16)B;(17)D;(18)A;(19)D;(20)C;