阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
If you find out that your best friend is developing feeling for you and the feelings are in no way mutual (共通的), the sooner you communicate this the better .
Sometimes having to be the person who does the rejecting is _
_1__ than being rejected,
___2___ the person you have to hurt is your dearest friend. The key is to be gentle, but not so gentle that he or she doesn’t get it. If you
___3__ it before he says anything , it is possible you can
__4_ him some of the humiliation(羞辱). You can just happen to mention that you are so happy that you don’t have to
___5__ the ups and downs of romance with him. “Aren’t we lucky to have such a close friendship without having to worry about?” If he brings it up to you, just remember
___6___ kind to his heart. So many things you could say have become a cliché(老生常谈), such as “ I don’t want to risk losing what we have now.” Of course, if that is how you feel then say it anyway. The most reassuring thing you can do for him is to
__7__ not to let his admission hurt the friendship. Even though the first response will be to the “rejection” later, he or she will worry about the friendship
__8___. If you want to show the ultimate respect, keep it
___9__ the two of you. Resist the temptation to tell others. Otherwise, this will only hurt your friend
__10__.
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_11__, if the feelings between the two of you are
__12___, then this can be a very happy moment. Don’t let your fears ruin it. Yes, it is
_13_ to venture into new territory with someone you have been close with as a friend. But the good news is you already know each other well and you like each other. There is always a risk of losing the friendship when and if you
_14__, but if you both agree you aren’t going to let that happen, the risk factor
_15__ .
| 小题1: | | A．better | B．worse | C．wiser | D．nicer |
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| 小题2: | | A．even if | B．especially if | C．especially | D．if |
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| 小题3: | | A．hear about | B．heard | C．listen to | D．hear from |
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| 小题4: | | A．harmed | B．share | C．spare | D．reduced |
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| 小题5: | | A．go away with | B．go through | C．go by | D．go over |
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| 小题6: | | A．being | B．to be | C．be | D．to have been |
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| 小题7: | | A．keep | B．promise | C．avoid | D．permit |
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| 小题8: | | A．as well | B．either | C．finally | D．ultimately |
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| 小题9: | | A．in | B．among | C．between | D．away from |
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| 小题10: | | A．a little | B．even better | C．much less | D．even more |
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| 小题11: | | A．Whatever | B．Whenever | C．At the same time | D．However |
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| 小题12: | | A．active | B．mutual | C．affected | D．sensible |
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| 小题13: | | A．scary | B．enjoyable | C．funny | D．lucky |
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| 小题14: | | A．break down | B．break up | C． break out | D．break off |
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| 小题15: | | A．increases | B．decreases | C．remains | D．exists |
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