题目内容：

阅读下面短文，从短文后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。

Dear Seth,

You are only three years old, and at this point in your life you can not read, much less understand what I’m going to tell you in this letter. But I’ve been thinking a lot about the life that you have _        you, about my life so far as I         on what I’ve learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the         that you will face in the coming years.

Be thankful. You are at a wonderful         of life. You still have many wonderful stages of life, but they are not without costs and         . I hope to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of         __ I’ve learned. As with any advice, take it with a grain of       . What works for me        not work for you.

Life can be cruel. There will be people in your life        won’t be very nice. They’ll laugh at you because you’re different, or for no good         . They might try to bully you        hurt you.

There’s not much you can do about these people except __        to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you, who _        _ care about you and who  make you feel good about yourself. When you find friends like this,_        __ them, treasure them, spend time with them, be kind to them and love them.

There will be         __ when you meet with disappointment instead of success. Life won’t always _        _ the way you want. This is just another thing you’ll have to learn to deal with. But instead of letting these things get you down, push on,         _ disappointment and learn to persevere and to pursue your dreams         _ pitfalls. Learn to turn negatives into positives, and you will do much better in _        _. You will also face heartbreak and abandonment by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face this too much, but it happens. Again, there is not much you can do but to heal, and to move on with your life. Let these pains become stepping stones to better things in life, and learn to use them to make you         .

1.A. regardless of  B. ahead of  C. at the back of  D. in the form of

2.A. reflect        B. rely          C. depend            D. insist

3.A. errors         B. mistakes      C. truths            D. trails

4.A. crossing       B. house         C. stage             D. office

5.A. challenges     B. troubles      C. difficulties      D. risks

6.A. where          B. which         C. that              D. what

7.A. rice           B. salt          C. corn              D. wheat

8.A. must          B. can          C. might            D. should

9.A. who            B. whom          C. while             D. whose

10.A. consequence   B. reason       C. result         D. cause

11.A. but         B. though      C. or                D. otherwise

12.A. to learn      B. learn        C. learning          D. learned

13.A. exactly      B. entirely    C. truly            D. absolutely

14.A. tend to      B. hold onto    C. turn to          D. lead to

15.A. days         B. months       C. time             D. weeks

16.A.  turn out    B. turn up      C. turn on          D. lead to

17.A. avoid        B. reject      C. refuse            D. accept

18.A. against      B. despite      C. within           D. beyond

19.A. life           B. study        C. career            D. family

20.A. richer        B. kinder      C. cleverer         D. stronger