1 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。
I have a blind friend who lives in New York City.
____ we have never met face to face, we still
____ each other frequently. She is a
____ lady and has become like a sister to me. Her
____ and enthusiastic letters always
____ my spirits and the inspiring poems she shares with the world always bring a
____ to my face. She is all the more
____ due to the fact that she lost her
____ halfway through her life. She had to
____ her career and relearn to do everything that most of us take for granted. Many would have given up after such a
____ but not her.
____ , she started a glorious new life full of award winning volunteer work. Her
____ are full of teaching English to new immigrants, giving comfort to
____ hearts, writing, serving her religious community, and helping others in
____ way she can.
The light of my friend’s example is a beacon (灯塔) that I try to
____ as well. Whenever I feel too
____ in my own life I look at the challenges that she has
____ in hers. She may have lost her sight but she
____ lost her soul. She knows that the eyes that really see are the eyes of the heart, and she does her best every day to follow the
____ vision that they give to her. I am sure too that their eyes of the angels watching over her are always filled with tears of
____ and that their faces are always full of shining smile.
1. | A．When | B．As | C．Since | D．Although |
2. | A．call | B．write | C．email | D．encourage |
3. | A．remarkable | B．humorous | C．funny | D．considerate |
4. | A．constant | B．brief | C．optimistic | D．beautiful |
5. | A．attract | B．reach | C．improve | D．lift |
6. | A．smile | B．cloud | C．puzzle | D．look |
7. | A．helpful | B．amazing | C．sensitive | D．disappointing |
8. | A．way | B．parents | C．sight | D．heart |
9. | A．put off | B．depend on | C．keep on | D．give up |
10. | A．loss | B．failure | C．break | D．challenge |
11. | A．However | B．Therefore | C．Instead | D．Then |
12. | A．plans | B．days | C．ideas | D．thoughts |
13. | A．feeling | B．touching | C．breaking | D．hurting |
14. | A．every | B．some | C．no | D．possible |
15. | A．examine | B．copy | C．follow | D．complete |
16. | A．cheated | B．bored | C．nervous | D．challenged |
17. | A．controlled | B．overcome | C．passed | D．overlooked |
18. | A．never | B．still | C．also | D．already |
19. | A．lasting | B．caring | C．loving | D．continuing |
20. | A．pity | B．joy | C．sorrow | D．surprise |
