一、完形填空
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Last weekend I took a bus to New York City. As I took the window seat and wore headphones over ears, I almost didn't 1 an elderly man sitting beside me.
Two hours passed and I was still in my own world. 2 the elderly man asked me a simple question about the bus's Wi - Fi connection, which turned into a two - hour 3.
In fact, it directly changed my personal life.
We talked a lot about my dreams, my fears and my life. I shared more with this stranger on the bus than I have with any friend or family member. Maybe it is because I am 4 to let anyone I know close to me. I was amazed that the stranger was not only deeply interested in getting to know me, but also just willing to 5 me to my greatest abilities. He listened carefully to every word I said and made some useful 6 at times. He told me that my strong liking seemed to be psychology (心理学) but not the one I was studying and that he fully understood my 7 for the failure.
This elderly man made me question the plans that I had made for my life. He helped me realize that my carefully 8 plan for the next five years of my life wasn't all that good, but complex (复杂的) and filled with uncertainty. Most of all, he helped me 9 the complex rather than stay away from it because of my fear for the unknown. I learned a lot from talking with the elderly stranger.
A few days later, he emailed me, saying, “I think you're heading for great things whatever you decide to do.” The email, filled with words of encouragement (鼓励), made me realize that life is sometimes 10 but it is going to be okay.
（ ）1. A. check B. notice C. excuse D. believe
（ ）2. A. Then B. Instead C. Again D. Also
（ ）3. A. introduction B. communication C. conversation D. competition
（ ）4. A. sorry B. curious C. happy D. afraid
（ ）5. A. push B. invite C. treat D. pull
（ ）6. A. improvement B. suggestions C. decisions D. rules
（ ）7. A. sadness B. hope C. fear D. joy
（ ）8. A. replaced B. organized C. discussed D. written
（ ）9. A. receive B. develop C. change D. accept
（ ）10. A. painful B. beautiful C. joyful D. colourful