阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～30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。
I can still remember when I met my best friend．She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to   16   me．I hid behind my motherland she hid behind her grandmother，   17    to look at each other．Soon we lost the     18    and started playing with each other．
In the 7th grade，I first lost touch with her．She was   19    family problems and I deserted her to be with the because they knew she had    20      people．None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had    21    ．However，every summer we could always sit at each other’s house and watch soap operas，and talk about all the boys we liked．
It was last year when I noticed the problem．I guess I was too devoted in high school to      22___   she needed someone there for her．Anyway，she made a new best friend and so did I．Then 1 didn’t know why，but she started cutting herself!
She then was diagnosed（诊断）with clinical depression．At first，1 was very    23___ ，but we still stayed in  24____ ．I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend basically     25___  her and people were calling her      26____ ．
Yesterday she came to me and said：“I never knew what a best friend was until you were the only person that would stop me cutting．I   27___ you so much，and you didn’t even know you were      28____  me．”
We both cried．And I guess a kind of    29__  from my life so far is never to give up on your friends．Even if they aren’t as cool as others，or people think they are crazy，they need someone there．If you desert them，you will only be     30____  yourself.

A．follow B．meet C．join D．support

A．scared B．annoyed C．worried D．delighted

A．temper B．interest C．confidence D．shyness

A．taking up B．getting through C．going through D．making up

A．happier B．cooler C．stronger D．cleverer

A．problems B．shortcomings C．partners D．disabilities

A．admit B．accept C．consider D．realize

A．calm B．considerate C．upset D．helpful

A．place B．touch C．control D．mood

A．confused B．bothered C．reminded D．deserted

A．crazy B．stubborn C．clumsy D．stupid

A．expect B．influence C．appreciate D．demand

A．urging B．blaming C．helping D．hurting

A．honour B．favour C．pleasure D．lesson

A．innocent B．successful C．guilty D．reliable