题目内容：

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 1—20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

"I...I thought you could use it for something." Susan's     did nothing to help us understand why a dark blue carpet remnant(零头布料) was being          as a birthday gift.The murmured "thanks" could be barely heard as Holly tried not to allow her disappointment to show.

Holly's disappointment didn't become          until the following evening when she came downstairs to say good night. "Well, I guess we know how much my best friend          me, huh, Mom?" She said          , with her head down.

The next morning, I carried a garbage bag outside. My heart sank as I       the lid of the garbage can and saw Susan's carpet lying there.        only a moment, I picked it up and  brought it into the house .

“Susan        you and me to go over to her house after school tomorrow .”Weeks later Holly announced as she arrived home from school.       her voice carried a so-what attitude , I sensed she was pleased by the invitation.

The next day we        to the destination along the winding country road . A tall woman stood in the doorway to       us as we approached the small farmhouse. The house was        but neatly decorated with used furniture .From the        with the woman we knew Susan had long been separated from her parents and she was Susan’s foster mother(养母).

A warm light shone in her eyes as she          to me her fondness for Susan . I came to respect this          woman who had opened her home to a young girl and attempted to make a difference in her life.

As daylight began to        we offered our thanks and said goodbye . Holly sat quietly in the car leaning her body forward as if willing the car to move faster. No sooner had we come to a stop than she         opened the car door and walked purposefully toward the garbage can.

“Is this what you were looking for?” I held out the piece of        . “Thanks, Mom.” a tear or two          from her eyes and fell onto the remnant ,as if       , that has become the most precious birthday present in the world.

1.A. adaptation    B．negotiation   C．explanation   D．assumption

2.A. valued         B．deserted     C．described    D．presented

3.A. evident       B．strange     C．slight        D．absent

4.A. goes against  B．thinks of     C．learn from    D．pays for

5.A. apparently   B．regularly   C．miserably     D．consistently

6.A. lifted        B．threw         C．closed        D．repaired

7.A. Pausing        B．Hesitating  C．Thinking      D．Lasting

8.A. expected      B．convinced     C．invited      D．permitted

9.A. Although      B．Since         C．Because     D．Once

10.A. moved        B．drove         C．walked      D．returned

11.A. direct        B．defend       C．arrest        D．greet

12.A. messy         B．noisy       C．shabby      D．smelly

13.A. chat         B．switch      C．exchange   D．debate

14.A. admitted     B．clarified     C．revealed     D．declared

15.A. light­hearted B．generous­hearted C．soft­hearted  D．cold­hearted

16.A．end          B．darken       C．drop         D．fade

17.A. quickly     B．carefully     C．quietly      D．skillfully

18.A. gift         B．garbage     C．carpet       D．bag

19.A. flooded      B．poured       C．streamed      D．slipped

20.A. by nature    B．by magic    C．by luck      D．by coincident