阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选 出最...

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选 出最佳选项。

For long, a question disturbed a little boy. He couldn’t understand why his next-desk-pal(同桌)could rank lst whenever he wanted to , while he himself 1to .

At home, he asked his Mom, “Mom, am I more 2than others? I feel I study as hard as him, but why do I 3lag behind?” Staring at him ,she went 4,not knowing how to explain.

She felt an impulse (冲动)to say , “you are too 5.You are not really as hard-working as others…”but she stopped 6she knew her son was suffering from the pains of 7grades and rankings . She thought it 8to add any additional burden to his son and was trying to find out a(n) 9answer.

Time went by quickly, the son finished primary school. 10studying harder and harder, he was still unable to 11his pal. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to take him to the sea. During the trip, she 12to give out an answer.

Now, the son no longer 13his rankings, because, with the lst ranking, he was 14by Harvard University .

Back home in winter vacation, he was invited to 15the students and parents in high school. In the speech, he mentioned a(n) 16experience in his childhood:…When my mother and I were lying on the beach, she pointed to the front and said ,“Do you see the seabirds fiying for food over there? When the 17comes near,  little birds can escape quickly 18‘clumsy’ seagulls (笨拙的海鸥)would take more time to complete the19. However, have you noticed birds that 20fly across the endless ocean are none other than ‘clumsy’seagulls?”

1.A.refused             B.decided               C.failed                D.afforded

2.A.troublesome         B.stupid                    C.naughty           D.careless

3.A.always              B.never                 C.hardly                D.even

4.A.wrong               B.worried               C.crazy             D.wordless

5.A.young               B.lazy                      C.clever            D.old

6.A.although           B.before                C.beacuse           D.unless

7.A.worrying            B.surprising       C.doubting          D.unsatisfying

8.A.cruel              B.unnecessary           C.important             D.impossible

9.A.natural             B.harmonious        C.perfect           D.ordinary

10.A.Besides                B.Despite               C.Beyond            D.Without

11.A.get through        B.come across           C.compare with      D.keepup with

12.A.managed           B.hesitated                 C.determined      D.remembered

13.A.cares about       B.doubts about      C.wonders about   D.worries about

14.A.invited                B.accepted              C.welcomed          D.dismissed

15.A.visit              B.contact           C.address           D.meet

16.A.private                B.valuable              C.interesting           D.unexpected

17.A.wave               B.food                  C.wind              D.time

18.A.and                B.since             C.until             D.while

19.A.game               B.fun                   C.match             D.process

20.A.suddenly           B.immediately       C.finally               D.gradually