阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
[2019·南昌二模] In a clean, clinical room, my best friend was dying in my arms. His eyes, dark brown and trusting, would soon __1__ forever. Heartbroken, I said, “Flash, you __2__ so much happiness to me. I will do something good as a __3__.”
Flash came into my __4__ when I was nine. From the moment my parents brought this cute dog home, he __5__ my family with joy.
Then, __6__ happened. My mum was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 11. Then my grandma, who was my __7__， passed away. My sister developed Crohn's disease and while being tested, __8__ a heart attack. I was being bullied at school and started to __9__ classes and avoid seeing people.
Flash soon gave me all the __10__ he could offer. There were times when I felt there was no __11__， but a pair of brown eyes and loving face would somehow ease me. I knew he was __12__ there for me. I knew he understood.
Now after 15 years, Flash was __13__. I thought doing charity work was the best reward for him. I __14__ in a nonprofit organization in Southampton and contributed about 3,500 hours to __15__ children with special needs, which completely changed my life. I learned to love the __16__ I had been on, and even accept the __17__ bits.
I still miss Flash. It was him that had somehow __18__ me to help others. Flash's death was one of the __19__ moments of my life. But it was also an inspiring moment that __20__ who I was — in the best possible way — forever.
体裁：记叙文 题材：个人经历 主题：狗狗去世让我加入志愿者行列
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，陪伴我多年的狗去世了，我悲痛欲绝，因为它曾经在我人生最艰难的时期陪伴我；狗离开我之后，我开始思考如何回报它的陪伴；于是，我加入了志愿者服务行列。
1．A.open B．close
C．shine D．fade
答案与解析：B 考查动词。根据上文“my best friend was dying”可知，狗就要去世了，它的眼睛即将永远闭上。故选B项。
2．A.brought B．told
C．saved D．owed
答案与解析：A 考查动词。根据第二段的内容可知，我九岁时，Flash走进“我”的生活，陪伴“我”。由此可知，它曾经给“我”带来了那么多的快乐，故选A项。
3．A.relief B．chance
C．bonus D．reward
答案与解析：D 考查名词。根据下文“I thought doing charity work was the best reward for him”可知，为了报答Flash的陪伴，“我”将尽自己的能力做一些事情回报它，故选D项。
4．A.mind B．room
C．world D．power
答案与解析：C 考查名词。根据下文“my parents brought this cute dog home”可知，在“我”九岁时，Flash进入“我”的世界，故选C项。
5．A.helped B．filled
C．protected D．decorated
答案与解析：B 考查动词。根据语境可知，Flash让“我”的家充满欢乐，故选B项。
6．A.disasters B．stories
C．wonders D．mistakes
答案与解析：A 考查名词。根据本段后面的内容可知，母亲患了癌症，祖母去世了，妹妹也生病了，并且“我”在学校受到同学的欺负。由此可知，“我”的家庭经历了一系列不幸的事情，故选A项。
7．A.burden B．trouble
C．strength D．challenge
答案与解析：C 考查名词。根据语境并结合选项可知，祖母当时是“我”的力量的源泉，故选C项。
8．A.caused B．noticed
C．fought D．suffered
答案与解析：D 考查动词。根据该句中的“while being tested”和“a heart attack”可推知，妹妹当时在检查的过程中，遭受了心脏病的折磨，故选D项。
9．A.skip B．give
C．take D．enjoy
答案与解析：A 考查动词。根据该句中的“being bullied at school”和“avoid seeing people”可知，“我”当时在学校受到欺负，并且开始避开人群。由此可推知，我当时开始逃课，故选A项。
10．A.comment B．comfort
C．expectation D．relaxation
答案与解析：B 考查名词。根据该段中的“ease me”“I knew he understood”可知，Flash给了“我”极大的安慰，故选B项。
11．A.hope B．time
C．money D．use
答案与解析：A 考查名词。根据第三段的内容可知，“我”曾经遇到了一系列的不幸，时常感到生活没有了希望，但是Flash棕色的眼睛、可爱的脸庞总是能让“我”感到宽慰，故选A项。
12．A.frequently B．sometimes
C．hardly D．always
答案与解析：D 考查副词。根据第10、11题的解析可知，Flash总是能够在“我”最困难的时候，一直在那里陪伴我，故选D项。
13．A.aging B．gone
C．missing D．deserted
答案与解析：B 考查动词。根据文章第一句并结合该句可知，现在，15年后，Flash离“我”而去了，故选B项。
14．A.searched B．competed
C．volunteered D．performed
答案与解析：C 考查动词。根据下文中的“a nonprofit organization”和“contributed about 3,500 hours”可知，“我”在一家非营利机构做志愿者工作，故选C项。
15．A.attending to B．meeting with
C．talking about D．bringing up
答案与解析：A 考查动词短语。根据下文中的“children with special needs”可知，“我”付出了大约3 500个小时来照看有特殊需要的孩子，故选A项。
16．A.earth B．journey
C．holiday D．street
答案与解析：B 考查名词。根据上文中的“which completely changed my life”可知，通过志愿者服务，“我”的生活完全变了，“我”开始喜欢所经历的一切，无论是顺境还是磨难。故选B项。
17．A.fantastic B．absurd
C．hard D．pleasant
答案与解析：C 考查形容词。参见上题解析，故选C项。
18．A.led B．forced
C．trained D．persuaded
答案与解析：A 考查动词。根据上文的“I still miss Flash”及下文“an inspiring moment”可知，Flash引导“我”去帮助他人，故选A项。
19．A.fullest B．craziest
C．tiniest D．saddest
答案与解析：D 考查形容词。根据第一段中的“Heartbroken”可知，Flash的去世是“我”人生中最难过的时刻之一，故选D项。
20．A.explained B．transformed
C．admitted D．described
答案与解析：B 考查动词。根据上文中“which completely changed my life”并结合第18题的解析可知，正是Flash的去世让“我”发生了深刻的转变。故选B项。
