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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My husband Jeff and I moved into our new home in Scottsbluff last year just before Christmas. I did not have the
or energy to carry out my traditional Christmas decorating and baking activities. What was the point, anyway? It was going to be a
Christmas after all.
, the neighborly nature of west Nebraska residents started to trickle (陆续来临) in.
There was a
on the door one evening. It was Jeff’s new colleague, John Smith, and his wife, Phyllis. The Smiths had stopped by to
us to town with a loaf of homemade bread. They pointed out a
on the porch (门廊). Apparently the doorbell wasn’t working in the cold snowy weather and we had
a visit from the Browns, our across-the-street neighbors, who brought us a Christmas card and more Christmas cookies.
The
feelings brought by these thoughtful gestures lasted longer than the food.
As Jeff and I were clearing pre-Christmas
from our driveway, Ernie Guzman came over from next door to
us to dig out.
Then, we received an invitation to
a Christmas Eve meal with our neighbors, Ernie and Nancy Sommer, and their
—a 90-year-old lady, who also had no family in the immediate area with whom to spend the holiday.
Our Christmas Eve was quite merry, thanks to our
. Our Christmas morning
was special, thanks to the Smiths’ gift of bread. I was so
for these gestures of welcome, especially during the holidays.
This year, we were again unable to be with our families for Christmas. The
and work schedules just made things too difficult.
that sense of Christmas isolation (孤立) all too well, we decided to try to round up some other folks who were
in the holidays.
Lonely people are all around us, but most of us
notice them. Just take a look around you. Sometimes, the smallest
gesture can make a world of difference.
| 小题1: | | A．chance | B．anxiety | C．time | D．ability |
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| 小题2: | | A．lonely | B．free | C．merry | D．usual |
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| 小题3: | | A．Therefore | B．However | C．Somehow | D．Meanwhile |
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| 小题4: | | A．sign | B．knock | C．card | D．note |
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| 小题5: | | A．invite | B．welcome | C．drive | D．send |
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| 小题6: | | A．tree | B．flower | C．mail | D．package |
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| 小题7: | | A．forgot | B．missed | C．arranged | D．received |
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| 小题8: | | A．warm | B．deep | C．true | D．mixed |
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| 小题9: | | A．rubbish | B．snow | C．dust | D．leaves |
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| 小题10: | | A．teach | B．urge | C．help | D．forbid |
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| 小题11: | | A．prepare | B．share | C．taste | D．exchange |
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| 小题12: | | A．guest | B．aunt | C．maid | D．partner |
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| 小题13: | | A．folks | B．relatives | C．neighbors | D．colleagues |
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| 小题14: | | A．call | B．greeting | C．meeting | D．breakfast |
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| 小题15: | | A．sorry | B．eager | C．grateful | D．ready |
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| 小题16: | | A．season | B．expense | C．distance | D．situation |
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| 小题17: | | A．Knowing | B．Showing | C．Studying | D．Discovering |
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| 小题18: | | A．happy | B．busy | C．alone | D．active |
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| 小题19: | | A．always | B．usually | C．finally | D．seldom |
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| 小题20: | | A．careful | B．kind | C．pretty | D．patient |
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