阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I used to be a very self-centered person, but
in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about
other people1I think about myself. I am
happy that I am becoming a2person:
I think my 3started when I was at
Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my4, and be left alone. I
thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever5to anyone in my classes. By
the end of my first semester, I was really6. It seemed as if everyone
but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n)7. I started asking people
around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I8to help. That was really a
big9for me. By the end of the
year, I had several new friends, and two of10are still my best friends
today.
A bigger cause of my new11, however, came when I took
a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer s
disease became my12. Every time I came into
her room, she was so13because she thought I was
her daughter. Her real daughter never14her, so I took her place.
She let me15. That making others feel
good make me feel good, too. When she died, I was16, but I was very grateful
to her.
I think I am a much17, person today than I used
to be, and I hope I will not18these experiences. They
have19e to care about other
people more than about myself.20who I am today, and I could
not say that a few years ago.
(1)
A .
since
B .
before
C .
or
D .
unless
(2)
A .
famous
B .
simple
C .
different
D .
skilled
(3)
A .
education
B .
career
C .
tour
D .
change
(4)
A .
balance
B .
homework
C .
degree
D .
interest
(5)
A .
talked
B .
wrote
C .
lied
D .
reported
(6)
A .
careful
B .
lonely
C .
curious
D .
guilty
(7)
A .
argument
B .
game
C .
experiment
D .
defence
(8)
A .
dared
B .
offered
C .
hesitated
D .
happened
(9)
A .
dream
B .
problem
C .
duty
D .
step
(10)
A .
us
B .
which
C .
them
D .
whom
(11)
A .
attitude
B .
hobby
C .
hope
D .
luck
(12)
A .
friend
B .
partner
C .
guide
D .
guest
(13)
A .
polite
B .
happy
C .
strange
D .
confident
(14)
A .
bothered
B .
answered
C .
visited
D .
trusted
(15)
A .
explain
B .
guess
C .
declare
D .
see
(16)
A .
homeless
B .
heart broken
C .
bad-tempered
D .
hopeless
(17)
A .
quieter
B .
busier
C .
better
D .
richer
(18)
A .
forget
B .
face
C .
improve
D .
analyze
(19)
A .
forced
B .
preferred
C .
ordered
D .
taught
(20)
A .
miss
B .
like
C .
wonder
D .
expect
答案:(1)B;(2)C;(3)D;(4)C;(5)A;(6)B;(7)C;(8)B;(9)D;(10)C;(11)A;(12)A;(13)B;(14)C;(15)D;(16)B;(17)C;(18)A;(19)D;(20)B;