阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was past 10:00pm. I was busy with my schoolwork though I was 1 . Just then, my little brother Michael ran out of his room, 2 a pen in his right hand and a piece of paper in the other.
“Betty, can you help me with my 2 for school? It’s about the seven 4 of the world,” he said.
My eyes were so 5 on the computer screen that my brother had to pull my blouse just to get my 6 .
“Look, not right now! I’m very busy.” I said. “You’re always busy! You’re always like that!” he replied.
I felt like a bit guilty 7 I thought about his words, but my work seemed more 8 to me than my brother’s. I sighed(叹气) a few times and 9 with my own studies.
The next day, I arrived home late. Michael came into my room.
“I know you are 10 but there’s something I want to show you,” he began. Without saying a word, I 11 the paper from him. I really didn’t 12 what he was saying. All I wanted was to 13 him and get to rest.
Suddenly, my eyes widened in 14 . There, he wrote:
The Seven Wonders of the World
1. Love 2. Friendship 3. Peace 4. Joy 5. Wisdom 6. Fun 7. Family
I 15 believe what my brother had written on the paper. I was completely 16 . How could such an innocent(天真的) little child 17 such things in life?
The most valuable things in life are the ones that we 18 take for granted. These things don’t take the form of big houses or beautiful 19 . The most wonderful things in the world are immaterial(非物质的) 20 they can never be developed by human art, skill or effort.
1. A. tired B. experienced C. talented D. satisfied
2. A. buying B. holding C. playing D. biting
3. A. problem B. mistake C. trouble D. homework
4. A. events B. cities C. wonders D. mysteries
5. A. paid B. attracted C. applied D. fixed
6. A. attention B. care C. love D. concern
7. A. before B. as C. since D. till
8. A. practical B. useful C. important D. interesting
9. A. started B . hated C. forgot D. continued
10. A. busy B. bored C. free D. angry
11. A. handed B. took C. threw D. refused
12. A. record B. worry C. mind D. share
13. A. get on well with B. keep up with
C. make fun of(取笑) D. get rid of(消除，打发)
14. A. surprise B. sadness C. happiness D. disappointment
15. A. shouldn’t B. needn’t C. couldn’t D. mustn’t
16. A. wounded B. lost C. pleased D. puzzled
17. A. understand B. remember C. study D. finish
18. A. ever B. often C. seldom D. never
19. A. voices B. poems C. cars D. music
20. A. if B. when C. but D. and