阅读下面短文，从短文后面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。
Dawson was an old grouch (脾气坏的人), which everyone in town knew. Kids knew not to go into his yard to pick a delicious      , even off the ground, because old Dawson, they said, would come after you with his gun.
One Friday, 12-year-old Jane and her friend Amy were on the way to Amy’s house, but as they got close Jane saw Dawson sitting on his front porch (前廊) and       they cross over to the other side of the street. She was       of the old man because of the stories she’d heard about him.
Amy said not to worry, Mr. Dawson wouldn’t hurt anyone.      , Jane was growing more nervous with each step       to the man’s house. When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown (皱眉), but when he saw Amy, a broad       changed his entire face as he said, “Hello, Miss Amy. You’ve got a little friend with you today.”
Amy smiled back and told him Jane was staying overnight and that they were going to play games. Dawson said that sounded fun, and       them each a fresh apple off his tree. They gladly accepted. Dawson had the best apples in town.
When they got       Dawson’s earshot (听力范围), Jane asked, “Everyone says he’s the meanest man in town.       he was so nice to us?”
Amy explained that at first he wasn’t friendly and she was afraid of him, but she      he was wearing an invisible (看不见的) smile, so she always smiled       at him. It took a while, but one day he     -smiled back at her.
After some more time, he started smiling real smiles and then started      to her. Just a “hello” at first, then more, and now always plus an apple.
“An invisible smile?”      Jane.
“Yes. My grandma said if I pretended he was smiling an invisible smile at me and I smiled back, sooner or later he would really smile. Grandma says      are contagious (传染的).”
We’re always      trying to accomplish so much, getting groceries, cleaning the house, mowing the lawn… It’s so easy to get       in everyday life that we forget how      it can be to bring cheer to ourselves and others. Giving a smile away       so little effort and time. Let’s make sure that we are not the one that      have to pretend is wearing an invisible smile.

A．pear B．grape C．banana D．apple

A．suggested B．thought C．planned D．ordered

A．ashamed B．scared C．curious D．proud

A．Therefore B．Instead C．Moreover D．Still

A．closely B．faraway C．further D．closer

A．face B．mind C．smile D．heart

A．offered B．suggested C．supplied D．provided

A．within B．out of C．despite D．over

A．How come B．What if C．Why D．Now that

A．found B．realized C．pretended D．forgot

A．on B．back C．again D．after

A．really B．happily C．all D．half

A．talking B．looking C．waving D．nodding

A．questioned B．replied C．surprised D．laughed

A．feelings B．apples C．smiles D．talks

A．on the phone B．on the go C．in the way D．on one foot

A．beaten up B．cut down C．caught up D．picked up

A．necessary B．simple C．complicated D．scary

A．leaves B．makes C．takes D．leads

A．we B．one C．who D．others