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·大连高三一模] Being jobless for the last three months, I am upset nowadays. My son has lost his __1__ from a good school and he might have to go to a less qualified school. I have moved from a spacious (宽敞的) apartment to a small one in order to __2__ my living expenses. My wife has built extra stress. On top of that, my fatherinlaw __3__ a week ago, which has added fuel to fire, __4__ our family into a more terrible state.
In these circumstances I have two mental __5__： either to feel upset and keep losing my peace of mind, or __6__ my negative thoughts with super mental powers about selfconfidence and consistency and __7__ applying for new jobs with positive attitude.
I choose the second option because I believe that the pain I am __8__ today will build up my __9__. My strengths will then increase my confidence and make me a (n) __10__ man one day. I understand that good and bad stages are part of __11__. While good times make me happy, bad times __12__ the “inner” me.
Two months later, __13__， I have finally landed a job which is very exciting and offers a nice salary. Time has healed my wife's mental stress __14__ the death of her father. My son has already been accepted by another good school because the admissions for new academic year were still __15__！
As I am back on the track of normal life, I can __16__ say that the most important things that helped me __17__ the crisis (危机) were my consistent character of patience, and __18__ attitude towards life. So, while I wish you all the best life can __19__ you, I would highly recommend taking the same attitude towards life __20__ you are trapped in any of such situations.
体裁：记叙文 题材：个人经历 主题：积极应对困境
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者成功应对困境的故事启迪读者要一直保持积极的生活态度。
【高频词回顾】 jobless adj.无工作的，失业的 circumstance n．情况 apply for申请 be trapped in陷入
1．A.admission B．benefit
C．diploma D．permission
答案与解析：A 考查名词。根据该句中的“he might have to go to a less qualified school”可推知，作者的儿子失去了进入好学校的资格，与下文中的“My son has already been accepted by another good school because the admissions for new academic year were still __15__！”呼应，故选A项。
2．A.share B．reduce
C．break D．raise
答案与解析：B 考查动词。根据下文可知，作者失业三个月，为了缩减生活开支作者从宽敞的公寓搬到了较小的公寓，故选B项。
3．A.showed up B．set off
C．fell down D．passed away
答案与解析：D 考查动词短语。根据下文“Time has healed my wife's mental stress __14__ the death of her father”可知，作者的岳父过世了。pass away“去世”，故选D项。
4．A.putting B．finding
C．forming D．lifting
答案与解析：A 考查动词。根据语境可知，作者的岳父一周前去世了，这使作者一家处于更糟糕的状态，put“使处于(某状态或情况)”符合语境，故选A项。
5．A.problems B．concerns
C．choices D．activities
答案与解析：C 根据下文的“either to feel upset... or __6__ my negative thoughts”可推知，作者面对这种困境，有两种选择，与下文中的“I choose the second option”呼应，故选C项。
6．A.link B．replace
C．mix D．exchange
答案与解析：B replace... with...固定短语，“用……替代……”，与空前的“keep”形成对比，故选B项。
7．A.regret B．stop
C．keep D．risk
答案与解析：C 考查动词。根据下文中的“I have finally landed a job”可推知，作者也可以保持积极的态度，继续寻找新工作。keep“继续”，故选C项。
8．A.practicing B．suffering
C．producing D．relieving
答案与解析：B 考查动词。根据语境可知，作者选择以积极的态度去找工作，因为作者相信他现在遭受的痛苦将增强他的毅力，故选B项。
9．A.intelligence B．body
C．character D．reputation
答案与解析：C 考查名词。参见上题解析，故选C项。
10．A.careful B．hardworking
C．easygoing D．successful
答案与解析：D 考查形容词。根据上文作者失去工作，儿子不能进入好的学校，岳父去世等一堆糟心的事，并结合该句“My strengths will then increase my confidence and make me a(n) __10__ man one day”可推知，作者相信自己有一天会成功，故选D项。
11．A.life B．wealth
C．time D．health
答案与解析：A 考查名词。根据语境并结合常识可知，作者明白好和坏都是生活的一部分，与下文中的“As I am back on the track of normal life”呼应，故选A项。
12．A.hide B．destroy
C．strengthen D．kill
答案与解析：C 考查动词。根据该段第一句并结合语境可推知，艰难的时光会让作者韬光养晦，积蓄力量，故选C项。
13．A.desperately B．unwillingly
C．hopefully D．fortunately
答案与解析：D 考查副词。根据语境可知，两个月后，作者幸运地找到了一份称心的工作，故选D项。
14．A.regardless of B．due to
C．instead of D．apart from
答案与解析：B 考查介词短语。根据语境可知，前后句表示逻辑上的因果关系，due to“由于”符合语境，故选B项。
15．A.occupied B．empty
C．open D．closed
答案与解析：C 考查动词。根据语境可知，新学年入学申请依然开放，因此作者的儿子被另一所好学校录取，故选C项。
16．A.disappointedly B．surprisedly
C．deliberately D．confidently
答案与解析：D 考查副词。根据上文中的“My strengths will then increase my confidence”可推知，生活恢复正常，作者信心满满，故选D项。
17．A.fight B．meet
C．change D．delay
答案与解析：A 考查动词。根据上文可知，作者战胜了困境，渡过了危机，生活重新步入正轨，故选A项。
18．A.general B．positive
C．friendly D．honest
答案与解析：B 考查形容词。根据上文中的“applying for new jobs with positive attitude”并结合语境可推知，作者始终如一的坚毅性格和积极的生活态度帮助他渡过了生活中的危机，故选B项。
19．A.offer B．expect
C．manage D．send
答案与解析：A 考查动词。根据语境可知，作者祝愿人们万事如意。offer“给予”符合语境，故选A项。
20．A.as if B．in that
C．now that D．in case
答案与解析：D 考查状语从句。根据语境可知，作者极力建议人们如果陷入像这样的境地，也以相同的态度面对生活。in case“如果，假使”，故选D项。
