词语填空 阅读短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案填空。
My friend Andrew used to drink a lot and always isolated(孤立) himself. He was 1 and heartbroken. He felt that his life was a hopeless mess. He even told me that he was on the point of 2 hope. I couldn't solve his problems. But during the Christmas season two years ago, I gave him a gift that I didn't even know I had.
That Christmas Andrew had no place to go, so I 3 him home to my parents' house in London. My parents were 4 to have him stay with us. They graciously cleaned up our guest room for him and even bought him some Christmas gifts. I'll never 5 the night when we arrived at my home. My parents were already asleep, but my mom had prepared dinner and some cookies for us and left us a 6. My parents were known for their generosity(慷慨), so I wasn't surprised by this warm 7. But when Andrew read my mom's note and saw all that she had prepared, he broke down and couldn't help 8. At that moment, I began to realize what a loving family meant.
From then on Andrew and I both received gifts that we would 9 forever. I gave him
the gift of a warm, loving and safe place to spend Christmas, which helped him renew his interest in life. More 10 , he gave me the gift of a new perspective(观点) on life. If I hadn't shared my home with him, I wouldn't have realized how blessed(有福的) I am.
1. A. sunny B. outgoing C. lonely
2. A. writing down B. giving up C. listening to
3. A. stopped B. invited C. refused
4. A. unwilling B. angry C. happy
5. A. forget B. remember C. mention
6. A. note B. book C. menu
7. A. handshake B. welcome C. conversation
8. A. fighting B. fearing C. crying
9. A. value B. worry C. doubt
10. A. pitifully B. importantly C. painfully
【点拨】本文是一篇记叙文。作者在圣诞节邀请孤独的 Andrew 去家里做客，作者热情且慷慨的父母为 Andrew 准备好了客房、礼物和晚餐，这给他带来了温暖和希望，同时作者也对生活产生了新的看法。
1. C 形容词辨析。根据上文“My friend Andrew used to drink a lot and always isolated（孤立）himself.”和下文中的“heartbroken”可知，此处指 Andrew 感到孤独和心碎。lonely“孤独的”，符合语境。
2. B 动词短语辨析。根据上文“He felt that his life was a hopeless mess.”可知，Andrew 甚至告诉作者他就快要放弃希望了。give up“放弃”，符合语境。
3. B 动词辨析。根据上文中的“That Christmas Andrew had no place to go”及语境可知，此处指作者邀请 Andrew 到自己父母的房子里。invite“邀请”，符合语境。
4. C 形容词辨析。根据下文“They graciously cleaned up our guest room for him and even bought him some Christmas gifts.”可知，此处指作者的父母很高兴 Andrew 与他们待在一起。happy“高兴的，开心的”，符合语境。
5. A 动词辨析。根据下文“If I hadn't shared my home with him, I wouldn't have realized how blessed（有福的）I am.”及语境可知，此处指作者永远不会忘记他们到家的那个晚上。forget“忘记”，符合语境。
6. A 名词辨析。根据下文中的“my mom's note”及语境可知，此处指作者的妈妈为作者和 Andrew 准备了晚餐和一些饼干，并给他们留了一张便条。note“便条”，符合语境。
7. B 名词辨析。根据上文中的“My parents were known for their generosity（慷慨）”及