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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。 Volunteering wasn't my cup of tea. The thought of giving up my precious 1 in exchange for nothing didn't interest me. But then, at the age of fifty, suddenly, I had way 2 time on my hands, as the result of a medical condition. The first year of my 3  retirement was spent mostly sitting for hours 4 feeling sorry for myself. The following year I was so 5 with life that I cleaned out more closets than I'd ever realized one home could have. By the time the third year rolled around, I 6 that, in fact, I'd been 7 the thing that I'd valued most in my life. So the moment I saw an advertisement for 8 at the local Humane Society shelter for animals, I made a decision and dashed off an e-mail to the shelter letting them know of my 9 . Much to my surprise, soon, before the day was 10 I had a return e-mail and I went right to work the next day. There was never a boring moment and 11 a new animal that needed love and the reassurance (保证) that it would soon find its new 12 . A fresh enthusiasm for a(n) 13 life can often be found in the strangest places. I would have 14 the opportunity, if I had not been willing to 15 the most precious thing in life-my time. （1） A . youth B . time C . wealth D . resource （2） A . ahead of B . far behind C . too much D . much less （3） A . secret B . forced C . lucky D . wonderful （4） A . patiently B . angrily C . upstairs D . alone （5） A . bored B . strict C . happy D . disappointed （6） A . declared B . explained C . realized D . celebrated （7） A . recording B . enjoying C . wasting D . seeking （8） A . waiters B . nurses C . assistants D . volunteers （9） A . effort B . interest C . situation D . advantage （10） A . near B . away C . late D . up （11） A . always B . seldom C . hardly D . sometimes （12） A . shelter B . home C . training D . organization （13） A . excited B . expected C . changed D . balanced （14） A . treasured B . created C . grasped D . missed （15） A . give of B . speak of C . dream of D . complain of 答案：（1）B；（2）C；（3）B；（4）D；（5）A；（6）C；（7）C；（8）D；（9）B；（10）D；（11）A；（12）B；（13）C；（14）D；（15）A；

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