从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Mr. Dawson is an old man with a bad temper (脾气). He had several apple trees in his yard, full of apples. However, kids were ____（1）____ to go into the yard. They would rather stay far away from it.

One day, 12-year-old Janet and ____（2）____ friend Amy had to walk past Mr. Dawson’s yard. As soon as Janet saw him there, she suggested they cross the street and walk on ____（3）____ side. But Amy said they didn’t need to.

When Mr. Dawson saw Amy, he smiled and said, “Hello, Amy! I see you have a new friend ____（4）____ you today.” Amy smiled back. Mr. Dawson was kind and gave them each a fresh ____（5）____ from his yard.

Later, Janet asked Amy, “Everyone says Mr. Dawson is the ____（6）___ person in town. Why was he so nice to us?” Amy ____（7）____ that she was also afraid of him when she first walked past his yard. ____（8）____ she told herself the old man was not as cold as he seemed and tried smiling at him. To her ____（9）____, the man smiled back. From then on, they began to talk more every time they met.

Janet then realized smiles do ____（10）____.

If we keep trying to smile at someone, sooner or later, they will smile back.

（1）

A．

afraid

B．

excited

C．

crazy

D．

mad

（2）

A．

my

B．

her

C．

their

D．

his

（3）

A．

other

B．

others

C．

another

D．

the other

（4）

A．

for

B．

about

C．

with

D．

from

（5）

A．

orange

B．

strawberry

C．

pear

D．

apple

（6）

A．

cutest

B．

cleverest

C．

healthiest

D．

unfriendliest

（7）

A．

promised

B．

believed

C．

explained

D．

regretted

（8）

A．

But

B．

Unless

C．

If

D．

And

（9）

A．

sadness

B．

worry

C．

surprise

D．

fear

（10）

A．

lift

B．

spread

C．

fail

D．

lose