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。I don't usually keep houseplants. They get either overwatered or underwatered. But after I got a terminal (晚期) brain cancer and needed a major operation, I 1 the idea of having something green around.My friend gave me a lucky bamboo plant, which I told my wife I wanted to 2 myself.Caring for the plant gave me a sense of 3 when I felt useless. The disease 4 my ability to walk. As a doctor, I was used to being the one who offered 5 , not the one who received it. 6 the plant, as small an act as it was, connected me to a main part of my old identity.Over the next few months, I recovered from my 7 and returned to work. And the plant had doubled in height and its leaves were 8 and healthy. Both the tree and I were thriving (旺盛). Then, 9 , whatever I did, the leaves kept browning and dropping. I grew more and more 10 ."If my lucky bamboo dies, I might die too." I couldn't shake the feeling that the plant had become a(n) 11 of my health until I realized I had 12 connected my good care for the plant with my own survival. When my cancer unavoidably 13 , I no longer thought it was any failure on my part. And as my anxiety 14 , I began to learn how to better care for my plant. I put it to a larger pot (花盆), giving it 15 to grow. Gradually,we both began to thrive again.
(1)
A .
doubted
B .
feared
C .
loved
D .
introduced
(2)
A .
look after
B .
check out
C .
show off
D .
put away
(3)
A .
emptiness
B .
belonging
C .
freedom
D .
achievement
(4)
A .
proved
B .
limited
C .
tested
D .
strengthened
(5)
A .
patience
B .
trust
C .
comfort
D .
care
(6)
A .
Sharing
B .
Watering
C .
Observing
D .
Decorating
(7)
A .
injury
B .
operation
C .
stress
D .
loss
(8)
A .
shiny
B .
strange
C .
dusty
D .
colorful
(9)
A .
normally
B .
consequently
C .
mysteriously
D .
undoubtedly
(10)
A .
bored
B .
annoyed
C .
lonely
D .
anxious
(11)
A .
example
B .
result
C .
gift
D .
symbol
(12)
A .
slightly
B .
secretly
C .
wrongly
D .
hardly
(13)
A .
returned
B .
changed
C .
disappeared
D .
started
(14)
A .
increased
B .
lessened
C .
spread
D .
exploded
(15)
A .
energy
B .
nutrition
C .
room
D .
time
答案:(1)C;(2)A;(3)D;(4)B;(5)D;(6)B;(7)B;(8)A;(9)C;(10)D;(11)D;(12)C;(13)A;(14)B;(15)C;