Question

完形填空,閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

That Christmas Eve, the streets of Boston were crowded with tourists and locals in various clothes. It seemed that everyone was accompanied by someone else laughing. ________ , I was alone.

My ________ was in Puerto Rico. My family and friends had gone home during their holiday break. Dusk was falling, and the inevitable (不可避免的) ________ to my empty apartment brought tears to my eyes. I ________ someone would come out of their homes to ask me inside to a ________ room with a Christmas tree decorated with presents.

I stopped at the local market, feeling even more ________ as people filled their baskets with goodies, which ________me of the gifts we received as children in Puerto Rico on Christmas Day. I ________ my family parties: the dancing. Thinking of this, I wanted to ________ for being alone.

In front of the church down the ________, a manger (馬槽) had been set up, with Mary, Joseph, and the barn (畜棚) animals in expectation of the ________ of baby Jesus in the midnight. I stood with my neighbors watching the ________. As I walked home, I realized that the ________ of Joseph and Mary wandering from door to door seeking shelter was much like my own history. ________ Puerto Rico was still a wound in my heart as I ________ with what I had become in 15 years in the United States. I’d regretted the losses, but I ________ for the first time and recognized what I’d gained. I was independent, educated, healthy, and adventurous. My life was ________ before me, full of possibility.

Sometimes the best gift is the one you ________yourself. That Christmas, I gave myself credit for what I’d ________ so far and permission to go forward, unafraid. It is the best ________ I’ve ever received, the one that I most treasure.

1.A.Once B.However C.Besides D.Therefore

2.A.destination B.dream C.office D.hometown

3.A.return B.adaption C.attraction D.invitation

4.A.lied B.thought C.wished D.believed

5.A.close B.noisy C.splendid D.warm

6.A.pleased B.depressed C.amazed D.moved

7.A.reminded B.informed C.told D.excused

8.A.organized B.attended C.missed D.enjoyed

9.A.complain B.cry C.hope D.look

10.A.street B.market C.room D.apartment

11.A.recovery B.treatment C.arrival D.celebration

12.A.program B.growth C.film D.scene

13.A.love B.kindness C.story D.shadow

14.A.Leaving B.Seeing C.Visiting D.Blaming

15.A.lived B.fought C.agreed D.struggled

16.A.desired B.wanted C.gained D.lost

17.A.still B.already C.never D.even

18.A.press B.give C.attract D.imagine

19.A.planned B.valued C.shared D.accomplished

20.A.lesson B.thank C.gift D.letter

Answer 1