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。
It was a snowy day. I 1 the friend who sat with me on winter evenings,
talking about our experiences and thoughts—a true 2.
I had almost given up hope of finding
another 3 like that after I 4 to this city. I wanted to invite a woman I'd
met only twice to come share my dinner, 5 she lived an hour away, and it was snowing. I
was sure she wouldn't 6 to come. However, I decided to have a try. So
I made the 7.
"Don't feel you have to come if
you don t want to."
"Is it snowing? I have a 8, and I'm in bed. I'll think about it
later, if that's OK with you"
"Of course it is. And here are
your 9, if you decide to come. I've just been
shopping, so I can 10 you macaroni and cheese or fresh vegetable
salad."
There was a 11 for a moment. She was thinking
"Since I'm sick, not the macaroni
and cheese. Too rich for a cold. I 12 the vegetables," she said,
"Vegetables. If it's not snowing too hard."
An hour before dinner, the phone rang.
"I've 13. I've been in bed all day. Looking
forward to the 14."
I was 15.
An hour later, she 16, holding a piece of chocolate.
We sat by the fireplace, eating and
chatting. The smell of the vegetables filled the house. And we 17 love, art and travels. Everything was warm and
good.
As she left, she said. "Those
vegetables were delicious. They kept me from 18 I didn't choose macaroni and cheese."
"Next time," I promised. And
I went inside, quite 19 ,
because I knew there would be a next time, and I didn't feel 20 anymore."
It was a snowy day. I 1 the friend who sat with me on winter evenings,
talking about our experiences and thoughts—a true 2.
I had almost given up hope of finding
another 3 like that after I 4 to this city. I wanted to invite a woman I'd
met only twice to come share my dinner, 5 she lived an hour away, and it was snowing. I
was sure she wouldn't 6 to come. However, I decided to have a try. So
I made the 7.
"Don't feel you have to come if
you don t want to."
"Is it snowing? I have a 8, and I'm in bed. I'll think about it
later, if that's OK with you"
"Of course it is. And here are
your 9, if you decide to come. I've just been
shopping, so I can 10 you macaroni and cheese or fresh vegetable
salad."
There was a 11 for a moment. She was thinking
"Since I'm sick, not the macaroni
and cheese. Too rich for a cold. I 12 the vegetables," she said,
"Vegetables. If it's not snowing too hard."
An hour before dinner, the phone rang.
"I've 13. I've been in bed all day. Looking
forward to the 14."
I was 15.
An hour later, she 16, holding a piece of chocolate.
We sat by the fireplace, eating and
chatting. The smell of the vegetables filled the house. And we 17 love, art and travels. Everything was warm and
good.
As she left, she said. "Those
vegetables were delicious. They kept me from 18 I didn't choose macaroni and cheese."
"Next time," I promised. And
I went inside, quite 19 ,
because I knew there would be a next time, and I didn't feel 20 anymore."
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