完形填空 Not everyone around is easy to get on well with in your life. I've always tried to keep my

完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
Not everyone around is easy to get on well with in your life. I've always tried to keep my __1__ from people who are rude, aggressive and mean. But sometimes we can't __2__ having contact with people who might not have our best interests at heart.
Last summer, I became involved with a(n) __3__ coworker who was at a bad spot in his life. I had a lot of __4__ for him and decided to help him __5__ this tough time, so I tried my best to __6__ 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 __7__ and tried to rescue him. His rudeness gradually was out of __8__. 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 __9__ my change in mood and asked what was wrong. But when I told him his behavior toward me was __10__ and that I was very hurt by the way he had __11__ me, he was surprised. He could not understand his actions had a bad __12__ on me. He told me he didn't have anything __13__ me and that there was no need for me to __14__ it. I used examples from his life of things that had hurt him and then tried to make the __15__ that the same things also made me __16__. I said, “I always treat you with patience, understanding and kindness, but you haven't treated me with __17__ respect.” He was silent after listening to my words. What I had said might __18__ him.
People only change __19__ they want to change. I didn't know whether he would change his opinion or not in the future, but I would continue to __20__ him through my patience, understanding and kindness.

1.	A	difference	B.	pressure	C.	absence	D.	distance
2.	A.	risk	B.	escape	C.	avoid	D.	appreciate
3.	A.	bad-tempered	B.	kind-hearted	C.	easy-going	D.	co-operative
4.	A.	advice	B.	sympathy	C.	permission	D.	selection
5.	A	get across	B.	look after	C.	make out	D.	pull through
6.	A.	resist	B.	tolerate	C.	criticize	D.	explain
7.	A.	reached out	B.	carried out	C.	gave out	D.	turned out
8.	A.	practice	B.	action	C.	control	D.	danger
9.	A.	forgave	B.	noticed	C.	ignored	D.	understood
10.	A.	appropriate	B.	unnecessary	C.	unacceptable	D.	traditional
11.	A.	scolded	B.	instructed	C.	treated	D.	respected
12.	A.	effect	B.	meaning	C.	content	D.	view
13.	A.	for	B.	with	C.	on	D.	against
14.	A.	mind	B.	doubt	C.	refuse	D.	praise
15.	A.	summary	B.	analysis	C.	comparison	D.	expectation
16.	A.	selfish	B.	unfriendly	C.	puzzled	D.	upset
17.	A.	deserved	B.	proven	C.	promised	D.	intended
18.	A.	annoy	B.	touch	C.	inspire	D.	satisfy
19.	A.	before	B.	though	C.	so	D.	if
20.	A.	convince	B.	regret	C.	comfort	D.	trust