题目内容：

阅读下列短文,从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Little Ethan died yesterday.Just a week before his __________ ,people in his town of West Jordan,Utah,America got together to celebrate the __________ ahead of(提前) time.So Ethan,who had leukemia (白血病),could __________ holidays.

Ethan,who was only 4 years old,passed __________ .“Super Hero Ethan didn’t make people __________ .He was as brave as any other super hero.He encouraged us to fight with diseases __________,”one of the friends said.

Though diagnosed(诊断) just before his second __________ ,Ethan lived almost three years after that and only __________ receiving treatment very recently.“Experts thought there was no point in continuing the treatment.The __________ said he’d got two days to a couple of weeks left to __________ ,and so we began to think we would make the most of the last days remaining with us,”Ethan’s father,Merrill Van Leuven said.

On October 21,2014, __________ of West Jordan celebrated (庆祝) Halloween ahead of time and Ethan acted as a Superman.On October 23,2014 a performance was __________ in the town to celebrate Ethan’s fifth birthday ahead of time.“You are our __________ ,”a police officer said over the car’s loud speaker.“Thank you __________ being a part of our lives,Ethan,our hero.”

On October 24,2014,the town celebrated Christmas,which is Ethan’s __________ day.A lot of neighbors __________ their houses,and as a gift Santa Claus gave Ethan a __________ on a fire truck.People sang the Christmas song and Ethan __________ the neighborhood to see the decorations(装饰).

Merrill said he was very __________ by the neighbors’ support.He said that although Ethan passed away, he would remember the “gift” given by the __________ people in the town forever.

1.A.performance       B.interview        C.death             D.journey

2.A.holidays          B.events           C.achievements     D.success

3.A.forget            B.understand       C.discover          D.enjoy

4.A.down              B.away             C.off               D.into

5.A.worried           B.excited          C.delighted         D.disappointed

6.A.bravely           B.patiently        C.gladly           D.carefully

7.A.round             B.birthday         C.accident          D.attempt

8.A.forgot            B.considered       C.stopped           D.minded

9.A.teachers          B.friends          C.doctors           D.neighbors

10.A.live             B.save             C.leave             D.appear

11.A.kids             B.travelers        C.teachers         D.citizens

12.A.stopped         B.held             C.prepared         D.built

13.A.model            B.son              C.hero             D.star

14.A.for             B.in               C.with              D.by

15.A.ordinary         B.favorite         C.heavy             D.traditional

16.A.knocked down     B.turned down      C.built up         D.dressed up

17.A.flower           B.ride             C.flag              D.gift

18.A.invited          B.thanked          C.visited           D.helped

19.A.angry            B.curious          C.nervous           D.moved

20.A.kind             B.confident        C.calm              D.generous