完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Thereisonethingbetterthanmakinganewfriend,andthatiskeepingan

　　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Thereisonethingbetterthanmakinganewfriend,andthatiskeepinganoldone.

　　——ElmerGLetterman

　　Twoyearsagomyfamilymoved.Thedayweleft,mybestfriendandIcriedtogetherinmy 36 bedroomforhours.Iwasmiserableduringthefive-hourcarridetomynewhouse.Lifewas 37．

　　Onthefirstdayofschool,Icalledmybestfriendtotellherhowithadgone.ThenonHalloween,Isentheraletterandapictureofmynewfriendsandme．

　　Finally,shewrotemealetter.Itwasn’t 38 aletter—apieceofpapersaying,“Bestfriendsforever”．

　　WhenIfinallygothere-mailaddress,Ie-mailedherthe 39 letterIhaveeverwritten.Afterthethirde-mailwithno 40,mymessagesgrewshorterandshorter. 41 eachpassingday,my 42 grew．Ineverreceivedareplyfromher．

　　MomsaidthatI 43 trycallingmyotherfriends,andthatIdidn’tneedtoalwayscallher. 44 mybestfriend,thegirlthatIhadknownfrommychildhood?

　　Myfirst 45 wasautomatic．“Noway!”Butafterfivemoree-mailmessages,Istartedtoconsiderwhatmymomhad 46．Everynightforaboutaweek,Istayedupinbed, 47,“ShouldIkeeptryingor．．．?”

　　ThewayIlookedatitwasthat:ifI’mherbestfriend,she’d 48 aminutetopushafewbuttonsonthephone,ortypeashort“hello”onthecomputer.Tome,keepingintouchispartofbeingafriendanditisimportant.Toher,itreallydidn’tseemto 49．

　　Aftertwoyearsof 50,Ifinallygotaphonecallfromher—mybestfriend.Itwasabig 51．Shetoldmehowsorryshewasfornotwriting,andabouthowbusyshehadbeen.IforgotabouteverythingthathadhappenedandhowannoyedIhadbeenwithher．I 52 her．Iguesskeepingintouchjustisn’ther 53．

　　Ihaverealizedtruefriendsneverreallylosetheirspecial 54．Evenaftertwoyears,itfeltlikewehadjusttalkedyesterday.

　　NowsheandIwriteregularly—oratleastshetriesto, 55 shetrieshard.

　　Whatmorecouldafriendaskfor?

　　36．A．cold B．empty C．small D．dirty

　　37．A．uneasy B．uncertain