题目内容：

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（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。

My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought ________. My complaints, even self-justified shouting, were always landing on ________ ears. Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end with their ________ into tears, I felt very frustrated. I realized I needed to ________ my method of “mothering”.

One day when they were at school, I spent some time ________ their rooms. On their desks, in plain ________, I left the cards: “Dear Bill (the other card was ________ to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy.” ________ arriving back, the children were ________ excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy ________ for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and ________ asking them to play a certain violin ________. Each day, thank-you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas ________.

Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little ________: “If you can finish your homework and ________ your lessons before dinner, I’d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in ________ of well-done jobs the day ________.

________ I can’t remember how long “the Room Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were age appropriate, we used various versions of Post-Its(贴条). The bathroom mirror became the ________ centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be posted.

We all benefited from and ________ the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication.

1.A. indifferentlyB. gratefullyC. doubtfullyD. otherwise

2.A. sideB. deafC. neitherD. either

3.A. cryingB. breakingC. burstingD. bumping

4.A. adjustB. adoptC. accessD. addict

5.A. clearingB. tidyingC. emptyingD. searching

6.A. distanceB. wordsC. speechD. sight

7.A. sentB. readC. deliveredD. addressed

8.A. AsB. AtC. InD. Upon

9.A. more thanB. rather thanC. no more thanD. other than

10.A. askingB. waitingC. prayingD. expecting

11.A. politelyB. happilyC. gentlyD. toughly

12.A. musicB. songC. pieceD. tone

13.A. respectableB. uninterestingC. incredibleD. fresh

14.A. challengeB. questionC. suggestionD. advice

15.A. go withB. look upC. go overD. look into

16.A. responseB. answerC. praiseD. honor

17.A. aheadB. beforeC. overD. ago

18.A. ActuallyB. Even soC. Even ifD. Though

19.A. lifeB. mainC. memoryD. reminder

20.A. learnedB. appreciatedC. sharedD. thanked