题目内容：

I just had two lovely conversations with my long-term friends. First, I was pleased to have an_______meeting with Bryan. He’s CEO of a government agency and one of the first people I _____when I moved to Medicine Hat. I_______to work that morning eighteen years ago and he quickly began introducing me to other employees. His_______was appreciated and we began a close friendship right then as he gave me a comfortable______in my new workplace.   Over the next few years Bryan would______me at the office. There were many times when we ______together. We didn’t see each other very_______after I moved on with other career paths. Late this afternoon, we unexpectedly met at a store and stood in the cold beside our________in the parking lot for an hour. We ______memories and inspired each other with tales of our experiences.

One day I saw the light on my phone flashing and then saw the _____message left for me by another_______Chris, who has been in my life since 1973. He’s returned to retire and ______in his hometown of Whitewood, where we first met. _______not having lived in the same town or city since then, we’ve held each other in our ______for the past four decades. Even when we’re all______and don’t make contact with each other for months, it always feels like time hasn’t passed since our last______. We understand and care about each other and that’s all that______ .

Most dictionaries________a friend is someone you “know, like and trust”. I’m grateful that many of my friendships go well _______that.

1.A. unfair    B. unlucky    C. unplanned    D. unpleasant

2.A. met    B. hated    C. taught    D. hurt

3.A. forgot    B. refused    C. wanted    D. reported

4.A. experience    B. kindness    C. courage    D. praise

5.A. end    B. bed    C. past    D. start

6.A. visit    B. notice    C. attract    D. punish

7.A. cried    B. sang    C. laughed    D. danced

8.A. secretly    B. rarely    C. nervously    D. frequently

9.A. taxis    B. cars    C. buses    D. houses

10.A. stored    B. cleared    C. shared    D. lost

11.A. sweet    B. anxious    C. terrible    D. ordinary

12.A. leader    B. friend    C. brother    D. employee

13.A. hid    B. worked    C. died    D. lived

14.A. If    B. When    C. Though    D. Because

15.A. rooms    B. hearts    C. offices    D. families

16.A. busy    B. patient    C. regretful    D. tired

17.A. practice    B. success    C. talk    D. show

18.A. lies    B. works    C. differs    D. matters

19.A. require    B. state    C. contain    D. know

20.A. beyond    B. against    C. beneath    D. without