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__.
__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__ .

A．better B．worse C．wiser D．nicer

A．even if B．especially if C．especially D．if

A．hear about B．heard C．listen to D．hear from

A．harmed B．share C．spare D．reduced

A．go away with B．go through C．go by D．go over

A．being B．to be C．be D．to have been

A．keep B．promise C．avoid D．permit

A．as well B．either C．finally D．ultimately

A．in B．among C．between D．away from

A．a little B．even better C．much less D．even more

A．Whatever B．Whenever C．At the same time D．However

A．active B．mutual C．affected D．sensible

A．scary B．enjoyable C．funny D．lucky

A．break down B．break up C． break out D．break off

A．increases B．decreases C．remains D．exists