阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从题各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    I was having a bad week. Christmas was over and the weather was very cold.  _1_ was piling up. Every teacher seemed to  2_lots of homework. I walked home in the 18-degree cold,  3_overwhelmed （压得喘不过气来） and a little sorry for myself. And then I  4him, a man obviously  5, pushing a shopping cart he no doubt “  6” from a local supermarket. It probably held most of his earthly possessions, which  7a disheveled sleeping bag and a few bottles to be returned for a nickel （5分钱）  8. He stood miserably, clapping his hands and stomping his feet,  9this action would replace central heating.

And then I  10how close I was to home and  11, eventually, I would be warm and safe. It made me  12about how lucky I was that my primary focus was not warmth or  13, but academics.  14so I thought, I have a lot to be thankful for.

I began an alphabetic list of the things I should be thankful for, like April vacation, apple pie, and  15. My spirits  16as I remembered barbecues, babies and birthdays. How glad I was  17had caring teachers, and chicken wings. As I slid my key into the door, I realized that I had only  18the letter C. I felt warm and grateful. I told myself  19the next overwhelming day, I would remember to begin  20the letter D.

1.A. Schoolwork    B. Housework    C. Farm work     D. Brain work  

2.A. give          B. receive        C. offer          D. prepare

3.A. to feel        B. felt           C. feeling         D. felt

4.A. watched       B. found        C. met            D. noticed

5.A. worthless      B. careless       C. homeless       D. priceless

6.A. bought        B. owed         C. lent           D. borrowed

7.A. includes       B. including      C. to include      D. included

8.A. every         B. each          C. per            D. any

9.A. as if          B. even if        C. what if         D. only if

10.A. reminded      B. realized       C. noted          D. thought

11.A. where        B. when         C. why            D. how

12.A. talk          B. care          C. think           D. worry

13.A. water         B. food         C. money          D. cold

14.A. And          B. But           C. However       D. While

15.A. agreement    B. autumn      C. access        D. attitude

16.A. raised        B. rising       C. raising        D. rose

17.A. having       B. had         C. to have       D. to be

18.A. arrived       B. got         C. reached       D. approached

19.A. that          B. how        C. what         D. whether

20.A. from         B. with        C. to           D. at

 We don’t do much __________ with foreign countries.

   A. event         B. matter          C. affair            D. business

 Every team member is clear about expectations and responsibilities __________ themselves.

   A. referred to     B. belonged to      C. attended to       D. attached to

 It is sometimes said ________ a society can be judged by the way _______ it cares for its weakest members.

   A. /; which       B. that; what       C. what; that       D. that; /

 Conflicts ended and the relations between the two countries have, _________, been close ever since.

A. consequently      B. suddenly      C. successfully     D. contemporarily

 The boy followed the nobleman here, ______________.

   A. a sword in hand               B. a sword in his hand

   C. sword in hand                D. being a sword in hand

 Something must be done to prevent the factory ________ poisonous gases so as to keep the city __________.

   A. sending out; from polluting         B. send out; polluting

   C. from sending out; from polluting     D. sending out; from being polluted

 It took the early settlers more than 150years to build up ______ is now a modern city.

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

 Della had her hair cut off and sold it because she ________ Christmas without giving him a present.

A. couldn’t have lived through         B. couldn’t live through

C. wouldn’t have lived with           D. wouldn’t live with

 Now do the same with your opposite hand, ______ you don’t usually use for writing.

   A. one          B. that          C. the one         D. it