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。
It started 30 years ago with a squirrel. A few months after I moved into a building in downtown Manhattan, my next-door neighbor, Nicole Figaro, knocked, asking for help with a squirrel that had gotten into her apartment.
I 1 Lout the animal and made a new friend. Soon Nicole was 2 me over for dinner or 3 home-cooked food at my door. When I went to my beach house, Nicole picked up my 4 and watered my plants, and when she 5 on vacations, I did the same for her. She'd bring me wonderful 6 from far-away places, but her 7 and best wishes have been the greatest gift of all.
In 1997, I took care of my partner during his 8 days, and it was Nicole who took care of me: Years later, I 9 the favor, helping out when her husband, who was 10 needed her to take care of him for almost everything. More and more, we 11 strength and inspiration from each other.
My father 12 last January. Nicole helped my family prepare for the service. I couldn't have gotten through that day without her. The pandemic 13 then. Nicole and I 14 for groceries for each other, knowing we could get through anything together. And we will. A 15 might separate our apartments, but nothing separates our hearts.
(1)
A .
put
B .
found
C .
scared
D .
handed ns
(2)
A .
inviting
B .
suggesting
C .
permitting
D .
offering
(3)
A .
buying
B .
making
C .
delivering
D .
leaving
(4)
A .
friend
B .
mail
C .
phone
D .
conversation
(5)
A .
worked
B .
traveled
C .
jogged
D .
packed
(6)
A .
gifts
B .
plants
C .
cakes
D .
toys
(7)
A .
determination
B .
positivity
C .
ambition
D .
experience
(8)
A .
best
B .
big
C .
final
D .
lucky
(9)
A .
asked
B .
lost
C .
owed
D .
returned
(10)
A .
sick
B .
worried
C .
disappointed
D .
upset
(11)
A .
brought
B .
drew
C .
saw
D .
appreciated
(12)
A .
moved out
B .
turned up
C .
passed away
D .
set off
(13)
A .
postponed
B .
hit
C .
happened
D .
settled
(14)
A .
looked
B .
voted
C .
fought
D .
shopped
(15)
A .
flat
B .
family
C .
sore
D .
wall
答案:(1)C;(2)A;(3)D;(4)B;(5)B;(6)A;(7)B;(8)C;(9)D;(10)A;(11)B;(12)C;(13)B;(14)D;(15)D;