阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
I was in the ninth year at St Joseph’s High School, when I began to suffer depression. My parents noticed, but felt that since I’d always been a responsible girl and a good student, this was just a temporary
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Unfortunately, that was not to be. I didn’t have many friends. I could never share my
22. A deep insecurity destroyed my self-confidence. Soon I
23 to attend classes for many days. I would shut myself in my room for hours.
The examinations were approaching,
24 I simply didn’t care. My parents and teachers were surprised at my bad performance.
One morning, after a particularly
25 lecture from Dad, I stood depressed, in the school assembly.
26 , as the other students marched to their classroom, our principal
27 me. I made my way to Sister Sylvia’s office.
The next 45 minutes were the most
28 moments of my life. Sister Sylvia said she’d noticed a big
29 in me. She wanted to know why I was lagging in studies, so frequently 30 and unhappy. She took my hand in hers and
31 patiently as I spilled out my worries. She then
32 me as I sobbed my pent-up （压抑的）emotions out. Months of frustration and loneliness
33 in her motherly hug.
No one had tried to
34 what the real problem was, but my principal had done it with her simple act of just listening to me with such
35 and caring.
As the examinations approached again, I studied
36 . When the results were
37 , everybody was pleased, but happiest of all was my principal.
I soon made new friends and was happy
38 . But whenever I had a problem, I could always slip into Sister Sylvia’s office for a(n)
39 .
Today I’m a
40 young woman doing my MA and hoping to become a writer. I’ve become an inspiration to several of my friends and cousins, thanks to a kind nun who cared.
| 小题1: | | A．basis | B．stage | C．adjustment | D．solution |
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| 小题2: | | A．viewpoints | B．experiences | C．problems | D．dreams |
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| 小题3: | | A．skipped | B．refused | C．regretted | D．forgot |
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| 小题4: | | A．otherwise | B．though | C．but | D．or |
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| 小题5: | | A．severe | B．public | C．popular | D．formal |
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| 小题6: | | A．Also | B．Therefore | C．Still | D．Then |
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| 小题7: | | A．attracted | B．accompanied | C．called | D．instructed |
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| 小题8: | | A．precious | B．curious | C．anxious | D．serious |
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| 小题9: | | A．quality | B．change | C．mistake | D．faith |
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| 小题10: | | A．absent | B．dishonest | C．aggressive | D．calm |
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| 小题11: | | A．looked | B．waited | C．listened | D．worked |
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| 小题12: | | A．hugged | B．acknowledge | C．observed | D．educated |
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| 小题13: | | A．passed away | B．rode away | C．drove away | D．melted away |
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| 小题14: | | A．reveal | B．understand | C．realize | D．doubt |
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| 小题15: | | A．dignity | B．courage | C．attention | D．satisfaction |
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| 小题16: | | A．hard | B．alone | C．closely | D．abroad |
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| 小题17: | | A．declared | B．obtained | C．applied | D．compared |
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| 小题18: | | A．forever | B．again | C．anyhow | D．instead |
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| 小题19: | | A．request | B．effect | C．reason | D．chat |
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| 小题20: | | A．mature | B．quiet | C．smart | D．happy |
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