请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often 36 that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so 37 with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the 38 of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily occupied in tidying up their new home, the light suddenly 39 . Terry was regretful to have forgotten bringing along 40 and had to wait 41 in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 42 on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the 43 night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered. Since Terry was a 44 in this city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be 45 . So he went to the door and opened it 46 . At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir. do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door 47 . “What a nuisance (讨厌),” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to 48 things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. 49 this time she was 50 two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She 51 me here to give you these.” Terry was struck dumb (目瞪口呆) by what he 52 .
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his 53 in life. It was his 54 and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was 55 nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic (无情的) mind.
A.complaining B.reflecting C.praying D.pretending
A.inspired B.disappointed C.thrilled D.encouraged
A.morning B.moment C.afternoon D.evening
A.went on B.went down C.went out D.went through
A.candles B.matches C.lights D.flashlights
A.happily B.patiently C.willingly D.helplessly
A.steps B.words C.knocks D.screams
A.dark B.quiet C.noisy D.crowded
A.newcomer B.guest C.neighbor D.settler
A.offered B.disturbed C.embarrassed D.surprised
A.cheerfully B.confidently C.impatiently D.absurdly
A.gently B.deliberately C.slightly D.heavily
A.lend B.sell C.purchase D.borrow
A.And B.But C.So D.For
A.holding B.hiding C.fetching D.seeking
A.suggested B.forbad C.sent D.forced
A.felt B.smelt C.heard D.saw
A.failure B.success C.attempt D.determination
A.warmth B.coldness C.kindness D.influence
A.probably B.hardly C.actually D.especially