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,选出可以填入空自处的最佳选项。
Paul O'Sullivan was around his Baltimore apartment one evening,
feeling bored. Having nothing better to do, he logged on the social network to
find out how many others 1 his name. Moments later, many Paul O'Sullivans
popped out. On a whim (一时兴起), he decided to 2 friend requests to them all.
Many of his fellow Paul O'Sullivans ignored him but a few felt too
3 to resist his invitation. He 4 that four of them were all
musicians. Wouldn't it be funny if he asked the other musical Pauls to 5 a band? So they did.
Starting a band across multiple time zones proved to be 6. Shaky Wi-Fi and other technical difficulties meant they often
failed to work 7 at the same time and speed. To 8 this, Baltimore Paul and
Rotterdam Paul write and record a basic track, then 9 it to Manchester Paul. 10he records a bass track, he e-mails it back to Baltimore Paul.
Later Pennsylvania Paul adds the drumbeat. Round and round the 11 goes until they released
their first original song, "Namesake", which is about 12 relationships, just like
theirs.
13 , months later, Baltimore
Paul had to stop due to health issues. The other Pauls didn't 14 their friendship. They made
sure Baltimore Paul never felt 15. It was about four years before
Baltimore Paul was 16 enough to start making music again. They
created a music video for "Namesake" in 2020, which pulled in more
than 20,000 17 in its first two weeks online. Now, a new
source of 18 for the Pauls is to spend time with each other
in person.
"What are the odds," says Baltimore Paul, that a random 19 would lead not only to new
music but to lasting 20 as well? "Some things are just meant to
be".
(1)
A .
knew
B .
signed
C .
shared
D .
remembered
(2)
A .
check
B .
send
C .
read
D .
accept
(3)
A .
curious
B .
cheerful
C .
strange
D .
annoyed
(4)
A .
believed
B .
noticed
C .
expected
D .
mentioned
(5)
A .
form
B .
support
C .
join
D .
contact
(6)
A .
enjoyable
B .
boring
C .
tricky
D .
convenient
(7)
A .
carefully
B .
secretly
C .
independently
D .
exactly
(8)
A .
test
B .
fix
C .
prove
D .
explore
(9)
A .
introduce
B .
explain
C .
e-mail
D .
hand
(10)
A .
Unless
B .
Although
C .
Before
D .
Once
(11)
A .
beat
B .
track
C .
story
D .
journey
(12)
A .
mysterious
B .
complicated
C .
long-distance
D .
all-round
(13)
A .
However
B .
Therefore
C .
Finally
D .
Gradually
(14)
A .
hold on to
B .
take
advantage of
C .
think highly of
D .
press pause on
(15)
A .
shocked
B .
ashamed
C .
alone
D .
exhausted
(16)
A .
well
B .
skillful
C .
confident
D .
willing
(17)
A .
donations
B .
protests
C .
views
D .
doubts
(18)
A .
joy
B .
pride
C .
wealth
D .
knowledge
(19)
A .
choice
B .
request
C .
advice
D .
comment
(20)
A .
fame
B .
friendship
C .
changes
D .
impressions
答案:(1)C;(2)B;(3)A;(4)B;(5)A;(6)C;(7)D;(8)B;(9)C;(10)D;(11)B;(12)C;(13)A;(14)D;(15)C;(16)A;(17)C;(18)A;(19)B;(20)B;