阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
When my family moved to Ohio over the summer, I feared attending another new school and knowing no one because I was able to expect what was coming. I had bright red hair and enormous glasses. In addition, I was
_______and not very sociable. Boarding the school bus that first day, I felt like all eyes on me. I could hear the
_______“She’s huge!” Obviously, the kids on the bus had known each other well. I spent that first bus
_______in silence.
The following day was even
_______I did not notice that a few boys had tied a shoelace across the aisle(走道) and thus fell face first on the bus,
_______everything I was carrying.
_______I was embarrassingly gathering my supplies, I could hear the laughter, and then the
_______“That felt like an earthquake!” Anyway, I
_______to find a seat. Looking out of the window, I
_______the tears welling up in my eyes.
It was then that I sank into myself. I began walking everywhere. I would wander through the woods behind our house. I would also walk to a
________about two miles down the road, where I would chat silently with God. I began
________the afternoon school bus
________, walking home instead. Then,
________, I started losing weight. And as I became
________with myself, I began making friends.
One of my newly-found friends also
________with her weight, wanting to be a “perfect” cheerleader. She lived near my neighborhood so we would meet and
________together. This became a daily routine with talking and laughing
________the way — different from the lonely walks I had taken. My friend said that I didn't have to be
________I just had to be me, and be happy with myself.
While I would not want to relive that time of loneliness, sadness and embarrassment, I am
________I made it through. Whenever I am struggling with any other problem in life, I always remember the proverb “This too shall pass.” If you can find a path with no obstacles or challenges, it probably doesn’t
________anywhere.
| 【小题1】 | | A．outgoing | B．intelligent | C．overweight | D．friendly |
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| 【小题2】 | | A．whistles | B．whispers | C．screams | D．laughs |
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| 【小题3】 | | A．ride | B．lift | C．drive | D．travel |
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| 【小题4】 | | A．duller | B．longer | C．funnier | D．worse |
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| 【小题5】 | | A．missing | B．losing | C．dropping | D．leaving |
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| 【小题6】 | | A．While | B．Though | C．Since | D．Because |
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| 【小题7】 | | A．arguments | B．comments | C．statements | D．discussions |
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| 【小题8】 | | A．determined | B．attempted | C．managed | D．pretended |
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| 【小题9】 | | A．kept away | B．took back | C．put away | D．held back |
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| 【小题10】 | | A．garden | B．church | C．market | D．library |
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| 【小题11】 | | A．escaping | B．stopping | C．delaying | D．missing |
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| 【小题12】 | | A．on purpose | B．by chance | C．in reality | D．at ease |
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| 【小题13】 | | A．uninterestedly | B．uncertainly | C．unexpectedly | D．unfortunately |
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| 【小题14】 | | A．concerned | B．content | C．angry | D．disappointed |
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| 【小题15】 | | A．struggled | B．competed | C．dealt | D．lived |
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| 【小题18】 | | A．thin | B．perfect | C．sociable | D．pessimistic |
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| 【小题19】 | | A．excited | B．upset | C．regretful | D．proud |
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| 【小题20】 | | A．lead | B．stretch | C．exist | D．stay |
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