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 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。Every year I'd read over 2,000 college applications from students all over the world. It is quite 1 to choose whom to admit. 2 , in the chaos of SAT scores and recommendations, one 3 is always irresistible (无法抗拒的) in a candidate: kindness.The most surprising 4 of kindness I've ever 5 came from a student who had excellent scores and a supportive recommendation from his college counselor (顾问). Even with these qualifications, he might not have 6 . But one letter of recommendation caught my eye. It was from a school security 7 . Actually, letters of recommendation are typically written by people like former presidents, celebrities, and Olympic athletes.The security guard wrote that he supported this student's admission because of his 8 . This young man was the only person in the school who knew the names of every member of the guard staff. He turned off lights in empty rooms, consistently 9 the hallway monitor each morning and tidied up the classroom after his peers left school 10 nobody was watching. This student, the security guard wrote, had a(n) 11 respect for every person at the school, regardless of position, popularity or power.It gave us a 12 onto a student's life in the moments when nothing "counted". That student was admitted by unanimous (一致的) vote of the admissions committee.Next year there might be a flood of security guard recommendations 13 this essay. But if it means students will start paying as much 14 to the people who clean their classrooms as they do to their principals and teachers, I'm happy to help start that 15 . （1） A .  easy B .  difficult C .  delicate D .  desperate （2） A .  However B .  Otherwise C .  Besides D .  Therefore （3） A .  ability B .  quality C .  limitation D .  assumption （4） A .  signal B .  image C .  appearance D .  indication （5） A .  come out B .  pick up C .  come across D .  bring up （6） A .  stood up B .  stood out C .  given up D .  given out （7） A .  guard B .  teacher C .  principal D .  counselor （8） A .  wisdom B .  bravery C .  encouragement D .  consideration （9） A .  bothered B .  answered C .  visited D .  thanked （10） A .  as if B .  now that C .  even if D .  in order that （11） A .  demanding B .  amusing C .  refreshing D .  puzzling （12） A .  passion B .  trouble C .  method D .  window （13） A .  due to B .  in need of C .  except for D .  along with （14） A .  money B .  price C .  attention D .  tax （15） A .  policy B .  trend C .  arrangement D .  career 答案：（1）B；（2）A；（3）B；（4）D；（5）C；（6）B；（7）A；（8）D；（9）D；（10）C；（11）C；（12）D；（13）A；（14）C；（15）B；

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