阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As soon as I saw the cat in our yard, I knew he was a stray（流浪儿）.He looked
       -a wounded warrior with a badly scarred body.
I started putting out food for him each day, but he wouldn’t come near me if other people were       . Winter came, and he still wouldn’ t         us. Then, one day, a car hit him so we took him to the vets.
After a week, we were eager to bring him home to        our family. But when we went to take the cat home, the vet told us we should put him to         immediately because the cat was so fierce and mean that he would         become tame, let alone a pet.
But I have always had        in love’s power to       even the wildest beasts. I told the vet, "I want to take him home.” We          him Paws.
Three days went by, and we only knew Paws was          the bed because when we walked past it we heard deep growling.
1 wanted to somehow let him know he was       and loved. So I put on a hard hat and a pair of welding gloves. 1          under the bed toward Paws, with my face to the
       and only the top of my head facing him. 1        out to stroke (抚摩) him gently over and over again.
He growled and tried to       and bite me. It was scary but I knew he couldn’t          me, so I just kept going. Slowly, he began to         . Then I slid out from under the bed and left the room.
Several hours later. I noticed a cat on the bed. It was Paws all          on the pillows! I couldn’t believe it.
That dear cat became the         of our household. Although Paws finally died of cancer, his legacy (馈赠)-my         and firm belief in the power of love lives on.

A．cute B．strong C．fierce D．smart

A．around B．in C．out D．away

A．love B．attack C．refuse D．trust

A．please B．join C．see D．satisfy

A．death B．sight C．observation D．sleep

A．simply B．hardly C．easily D．gradually

A．sense B．interest C．faith D．feeling

A．comfort B．convince C．protect D．tame

A．named B．appointed C．accepted D．made

A．on B．beside C．under D．inside

A．hopeful B．pitiful C．careful D．safe

A．hid B．slid C．sheltered D．slept

A．bed B．sky C．floor D．feet

A．turned B．picked C．pulled D．reached

A．play B．scratch C．lick D．push

A．hurt B．bother C．avoid D．betray

A．get angry B．give up C．run away D．calm down

A．stepped out B．stood out C．stretched wit D．stuck out

A．hope B．love C．support D．comfort

A．normal B．noble C．strange D．continued