阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For most, getting a car opens up a new world of freedom and allows you to go wherever
you want. Getting a car did 36 this for me, and it also brought my best friend and me
37 . But then it tore us apart (分开).
My best friend lives three minutes from my 38 . Since her 39 is in late summer,
seven months behind mine, I seemed to become her 40 when I turned 16 in December.
And so I 41 her up for school and took her home. We made ice-cream 42 , went shopping and to the movies―all in my car. I would drive to her house just to sit on her bed, read magazines and have a good laugh. I went to her house so 43 that she gave me a key
44 her house.
A week after I began to drive,she was with me 45 I had my first accident. She was there and 46 me and we kept it a 47 , since I didn’t want people to 48 . From then on, through thick and thin (共患难), it was just me , my car and my best friend.
High school is a time of 49 , but I couldn’t 50 for a long time 51 we became so distant now. Finally, my friend got her dream car:a green 2004 Beetle. With its
52 , the passenger seat of my car became 53 . Our car trips became less frequent
54 I didn’t even drive down her street.
It’s funny how a car can change a relationship so much. I had wanted her to get a car, but once she did, I 55 it. I wanted her friendship back, even if it couldn’t be the same.
36. A. some B. any C. none D. all
37. A. closer B. farther C. luckier D. happier
38. A. neighbor B. school C. home D. family
39. A. holiday B. birthday C. course D. job
40. A. guide B. follower C. partner D. driver
41. A. picked B. woke C. called D. hurried
42. A. parties B. trips C. plans D. classes
43. A. happily B. often C. hardly D. seldom
44. A. to B. on C. of D. for
45. A. while B. but C. when D. after
46. A. saved B. suggested C. advised D. comforted
47. A. favorite B. secret C. pride D. joke
48. A. help B. see C. know D. laugh
49. A. change B. disappointment C. friendship D. excitement
50. A. believe B. answer C. imagine D. understand
51. A. when B. where C. how D. what
52. A. arrival B. dream C. return D. beauty
53. A. broken B. crowded C. empty D. different
54. A. however B. until C. as D. though
55. A. lost B. received C. enjoyed D. regretted