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。
After years of working
towards her bachelor's degree (学士学位) at Xavier University of Louisiana, Pierce was upset when she
learned that because of COVID-19 she would not be able to walk across a 1 to receive her diploma (毕业证书) like she had always 2 . She told CNN that she had been 3 over the news for one week straight.
Pierce wasn't the only one
heartbroken by the 4 ; her father Burson could 5 bear to see her so sad. Rather than 6 the reality, however, Burson became 7 to host his own graduation ceremony for Pierce
at their 8 — in Memphis. Over the
following six weeks, Burson managed to 9 a photographer, a stage, and a podium (讲台) without his daughter's 10 .
When the big day 11 came, Pierce was shocked to find a full-sized
stage 12 her in her front yard.
There were 40 people in 13 , all sitting six feet
apart with masks on -- and her father even 14 the music as she walked up to 15 her diploma.
She 16 saw anything until she came out to walk,"
Burson told CNN. "To 17 my baby walk across the
stage and all her friends, family, neighbors and people that we don't even know
18 in the street and witness
this, I couldn't ask for anything better.
Burson's next-door neighbor
Todd 19 the father for the
heartwarming initiative in a series of Facebook photos which have since been 20 hundreds of times across social media.
(1)
A .
street
B .
square
C .
stage
D .
station
(2)
A .
worried about
B .
dreamed of
C .
handed out
D .
applied for
(3)
A .
skipping
B .
dancing
C .
taking
D .
crying
(4)
A .
distrust
B .
cancellation
C .
refusal
D .
failure
(5)
A .
nearly
B .
gradually
C .
frequently
D .
hardly
(6)
A .
accept
B .
test
C .
forget
D .
express
(7)
A .
dissatisfied
B .
experienced
C .
determined
D .
embarrassed
(8)
A .
company
B .
home
C .
university
D .
restaurant
(9)
A .
reserve
B .
change
C .
forbid
D .
protect
(10)
A .
rejection
B .
hesitation
C .
knowledge
D .
curiosity
(11)
A .
strangely
B .
immediately
C .
apparently
D .
finally
(12)
A .
waiting for
B .
making fun of
C .
searching for
D .
making room for
(13)
A .
competition
B .
retirement
C .
attendance
D .
conflict
(14)
A .
heard
B .
criticized
C .
abandoned
D .
played
(15)
A .
copy
B .
get
C .
preserve
D .
repair
(16)
A .
just
B .
never
C .
already
D .
seldom
(17)
A .
see
B .
let
C .
feel
D .
help
(18)
A .
exercise
B .
perform
C .
stop
D .
drive
(19)
A .
praised
B .
thanked
C .
paid
D .
blamed
(20)
A .
sold
B .
decorated
C .
published
D .
shared
答案:(1)C;(2)B;(3)D;(4)B;(5)D;(6)A;(7)C;(8)B;(9)A;(10)C;(11)D;(12)A;(13)C;(14)D;(15)B;(16)B;(17)A;(18)C;(19)A;(20)D;