阅读下面短文, 从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳【答案】。
“Marilla, can I meet a bosom friend in Avonlea?” Anne asked.
“A what kind of friend?”
“A best friend. A very_____16_____ friend. I can tell all my secrets to her. ”
“Diana Barry lives near. She’s about your age. Perhaps she will be your playmate. You’ll have to be careful how you_____17_____yourself, though. Her mother, Mrs Barry, won’t let Diana play with any little girl____18____isn’t nice and good.”
“I hope her hair isn’t red. It’s ____19____ enough to have red hair, freckles and grey eyes myself.”
“Diana has black eyes and black hair. She is pretty. ”
Anne became interested in her new “____20____”.
“Oh, I’m so glad she’s pretty. I can’t be beautiful so a ____21____ best friend is wonderful. ”
Anne continued, “I had two imaginary friends. At Mrs Thomas’ house, I used to ____22____my reflection in the mirror (镜子) was another little girl, Katie Maurice. Then I went to live with Mrs Hammond. I had another imaginary friend, Violetta, and I loved her almost as well as I loved ____23____. ”
“You need a real ____24____friend to stop your crazy imaginations.” Marilla said.
The next _____25_____ Marilla took Anne to Diana’s home.
Diana was a very pretty girl, with her mother’s_____26_____ eyes and hair.
Mrs Barry said, “Diana, take Anne out into the garden and show her your flowers.”
Outside in the garden, stood Anne and Diana, looking______27______at each other over a cluster of bluebells.
Anne said at last, almost in a whisper, “Diana, do you think you can like me a little— _____28_____ to be my bosom friend?”
Diana laughed. She always laughed_____29_____ she spoke.
“Sure,” she said. “Anne, I^’m awfully glad you’ve come to live at Green Gables.”
When Marilla and Anne went home, Diana went with them as_____30_____ as the bridge. They parted with many promises to spend the next afternoon together again.
—Taken from Anne of Green Gables
16. A. close B. pretty C. common D. happy
17. A. protect B. enjoy C. help D. behave
18. A. whom B. which C. who D. what
19. A. bad B. smart C. lucky D. special
20. A. master B. home C. friend D. mirror
21. A. similar B. wise C. careful D. beautiful
22. A. wonder B. realize C. doubt D. imagine
23. A. Mrs Barry B. Katie Maurice C. Diana D. Violetta
24. A. living B. true C. natural D. perfect
25. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night
26. A. blue B. black C. red D. grey
27. A. madly B. shyly C. impatiently D. unwillingly
28. A. enough B. well C. hard D. much
29. A. so B. after C. since D. before
30. A. long B. high C. far D. near
这是一篇记叙文，文章节选自《绿山墙的安妮》，主要讲述玛利亚带着安妮去见新朋友戴安娜的故事。