阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Steph Clemence always intended to go to college. 1 when her father died in a car accident, leaving her mother to support three daughters on a2 income, paying for college became out of the question.3 going to college, Steph found a job, and tried to4 what to do with a life so different from her plan. The 5 came from two pages from her English teacher, Dorothy Clark. One afternoon she walked into the classroom carrying a stack of papers titled "Mrs.Clark's Book List." It wasn't homework, the teacher announced, but it could be a road 6 . "Some of you might not go on to higher education," Mrs. Clark said, "but you can7 to learn.""I was determined to8 myself," Steph says. She studied the9 and so it began. Each of those books sparked her10 to learn more. "Reading books is like a treasure hunt," says Steph. "What am I going to11 . How will my heart change?" That made her look for other books that weren't on the list, hoping to12 her knowledge.When the original list13 , she typed up a new copy. And then another. Over the years, the family moved around a lot. Through it all, the reading list was a constant in Steph's life, traveling with her14 on vacations. Now Steph is 70, and she never did get to college. But she has only four books15 to read from the list. She expects to complete them sometime in 2023.
(1)
A .
And
B .
But
C .
So
D .
Then
(2)
A .
modest
B .
high
C .
regular
D .
net
(3)
A .
Due to
B .
Apart from
C .
Instead of
D .
As for
(4)
A .
rise to
B .
figure out
C .
think of
D .
take down
(5)
A .
news
B .
question
C .
response
D .
answer
(6)
A .
show
B .
block
C .
map
D .
test
(7)
A .
continue
B .
stop
C .
pretend
D .
afford
(8)
A .
defend
B .
enjoy
C .
support
D .
improve
(9)
A .
homework
B .
survey
C .
report
D .
list
(10)
A .
creation
B .
passion
C .
imagination
D .
satisfaction
(11)
A .
discover
B .
purchase
C .
save
D .
bury
(12)
A .
check
B .
understand
C .
limit
D .
decpen
(13)
A .
tried out
B .
burst out
C .
wore outD sold out
(14)
A .
often
B .
seldom
C .
even
D .
just
(15)
A .
missing
B .
published
C .
finished
D .
left
答案:(1)B;(2)A;(3)C;(4)B;(5)D;(6)C;(7)A;(8)D;(9)D;(10)B;(11)A;(12)D;(13)C;(14)C;(15)D;