阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got. I’ve always tried to keep my ________ from people who are rude, aggressive and mean. But sometimes we  ________  become tied to people who might not have our best ________  at heart.
Last summer, I became involved with a(n)  ________ coworker who was at a bad spot in his life. I had a lot of________ for him and decided to help him ________  this tough time, so I tried my best to ________ his rudeness when he lost his temper. However, just like a swimmer drowning in a pool, he grabbed on and ended up drowning me when I reached out and tried to  ________  him. His rudeness gradually was out of  ________ . One night, when I got up to get a glass of water, he started yelling at me to get back into my bedroom. I did as I was told but I was not happy about it. He  ________  my shift in mood and asked what was wrong. But when I told him his behavior toward me was ________ and that I was very hurt by the way he had treated me, he was ________ . He could not understand his actions had ________ impacted me. He told me he didn’t have anything against me that there was no need for me to ________it. I used examples from his life of things that had hurt him and then tried to make the ________  that the same things also made me ________ . I said, “ I always treat you with compassion, patience and understanding, but you haven’t treated me with  ________  respect.” He was silent after listening to my words. What I had said might  ________  him.
People only change if they want to change. I didn’t know whether he would shift his  ________or not in the future, but I would continue to________  him through my patience, understanding and kindness.

A．difference B．distance C．pressure D．absence

A．luckily B．expectantly C．unwillingly D．unavoidably

A．decisions B．performances C．interests D．consequences

A．co-operative B．kind-hearted C．easy-going D．bad-tempered

A．advice B．sympathy C．permission D．selection

A．get across B．get out of C．get through D．get off

A．control B．tolerate C．criticize D．explain

A．rescue B．persuade C．entertain D．drag

A．practice B．action C．control D．danger

A．forgave B．ignored C．understood D．noticed

A．unacceptable B．appropriate C．unnecessary D．traditional

A．surprised B．scared C．anxious D．shamed

A．properly B．directly C．deliberately D．equally

A．accept B．doubt C．refuse D．mind

A．summary B．analysis C．comparison D．expectation

A．upset B．unfriendly C．puzzled D．selfish

A．promised B．deserved C．proven D．intended

A．annoy B．satisfy C．touch D．inspire

A．ambition B．involvement C．requirement D．perspective

A．convince B．trust C．praise D．comfort