阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Cherish (珍惜) now no longer missed
John, a famous musician, took his priceless antique zither (齐特琴) and played it in the crowded subway station. The music ing from the zither was delicately（优美地）streaming throughout the whole . However, during the one-hour play, only six or seven people were truly the charming music. John only got 52 dollars for his work that day.
However, in normal days, when John is about to hold a , one ticket can be sold at more than 100 dollars and it is extremely to buy a ticket even at such a high price. Therefore, later, many passers-by in the station that day felt deeply for not recognizing the famous musician and missing such valuable but music feast.
I have a very friend who had totally changed after that his wife came down with an acute (严重的) illness. He cooked by himself for the family and took a walk with his wife every day. Nonetheless（但是）, his wife still did not to conquer the illness and passed away after three months. After that, he often sighed miserably that due to his past busy life, he had a lot of beautiful time with his wife. But now, it is to make up for it.
It is no use crying over spilt milk. We have a lot of precious things in our life without knowing how to them. Actually, I also missed something before. The reason is simple: we had thought that we could still own them tomorrow.
Nevertheless, tomorrow is actually reliable. There was a famous Buddhist monk (修道士) saying that in many people’s lives, they have only done two things: waiting and . The result is that they were always too late to cherish they had before they lost it. We would often claim to do something when we , or when we have money or when we bee old, etc. However, when we reach the , we could no longer realize our , because we have lost it by then.
【小题1】A．hallB．station C．square D．bus stop【小题2】A．appreciatingB．listeningC．creating D．discussing【小题3】A．meeting B．party C．debate D．concert【小题4】A．easy B．convenient C．possible D．difficult【小题5】A．excited B．disappointed C．regretful D．worried【小题6】A．special B．cheap C．delicious D．wonderful【小题7】A．lazy B．social C．busy D．optimistic【小题8】A．guessingB．knowingC．expectingD．telling【小题9】A．decide B．promiseC．hope D．manage【小题10】A．missed B．spent C．wastedD．valued【小题11】A．necessary B．absolute C．impossible D．beneficial【小题12】A．missed B．made C．invented D．contributed【小题13】A．cherish B．apply C．protectD．express【小题14】A．important B．precious C．positive D．negative【小题15】A．to some degree B．on the wayC．at all times D．by no means【小题16】A．regretting B．rewarding C．demanding D．expecting【小题17】A．which B．that C．what D．when【小题18】A．get up B．set up C．grow up D．make up【小题19】A．station B．condition C．agreement D．destination【小题20】A．danger B．mistakeC．purpose D．wishB
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(答案→)B
解析：来不及开始发奋，工作已丢失；来不及开始恋爱，爱情已错过；很多人在一生中，只做了“等待”与“后悔”两件事，合起来就叫“来不及”。你呢？不想错过，就好好珍惜吧。珍惜现在，不再错过！
【小题1】考查名词：A. hall大厅，B. station车站，C. square广场，D. bus stop公共汽车站，由上文“in the crowded subway station”可知，此处表示“音乐弥漫整个火车站”。 答案： B
【小题2】考查动词：A. appreciating 欣赏，B. listening听，C. creating创造，D. discussing讨论，在一个小时的演奏中，只有六七个人真正地驻足欣赏那美妙的音乐。listen是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语。 答案： A
【小题3】考查名词：A. meeting 会议，B. party聚会，C. debate辩论，D. concert音乐会，依据上下文内容可知，此处谈及的是平日约翰要举行演奏会时的情形，因此答案为 D。
【小题4】考查形容词：A. easy容易，B. convenient方便，C. possible可能的，D. difficult困难的，由“even at such a high price”可推知，音乐会一票难求。 答案： D
【小题5】考查形容词：A. excited兴奋的，B. disappointed失望的，C. regretful后悔的，D. worried担心的，因为没有认出这位著名音乐家而错过了一场音乐盛宴，所以不少当时就在地铁站的人感到非常“后悔”，故答案为 C。
【小题6】考查形容词：A. special特殊的，B. cheap便宜的，C. delicious可口的，D. wonderful精彩的，根据上文“John only got 52 dollars for his work that day”以及句中的信息词“valuable but”可知，该处应填 cheap，“a valuable but cheap music feast”表示“一场质高价廉的音乐盛宴”。 答案： B
【小题7】考查形容词：A. lazy懒惰的，B. social社交的，C. busy繁忙的，D. optimistic乐观的，由下文“due to his past busy life”可推知，此处表示作者有一个非常“忙”的朋友。 答案： C
【小题8】考查动词：A. guessing猜测，B. knowing 知道，C. expecting期待，D. telling告诉，依据下文内容，此处指朋友知道自己的妻子“患病”了完全改变了。B
【小题9】考查动词：A. decide决定，B. promise 许诺，C. hope希望，D. manage管理，设法，由“passed away after three months”可知，“朋友的妻子没能战胜病魔”，因此答案选 D，manage to do设法成功的做。 答案： D
【小题10】考查动词：A. missed错过，B. spent度过， C. wasted浪费，D. valued重视，因为太忙而错过了许多与妻子在一起的美好时光，所以，朋友经常非常难过地叹息。 答案： A
【小题11】考查形容词：A. necessary必要的，B. absolute 绝对的，C. impossible不可能的，D. beneficial有益的，因为朋友的妻子已经去世了，所以朋友现在想弥补也不可能了，因此答案选 C。 答案：C
【小题12】考查动词：A. missed错过，想念，B. made制作，C. invented发明，D. contributed贡献，由上文内容以及“It is no use crying over spilt milk”可知，此处表示“我们错过了生活中许多珍贵的东西，不知道如何珍惜它们”。 答案： A
【小题13】考查动词：A. cherish珍惜，B. apply利用，C. protect保护，D. express表达，此处表示“我们错过了生活中许多珍贵的东西，不知道如何珍惜它们”。 答案： A
【小题14】考查形容词： A. important 重要的，B. precious珍贵的，C. positive积极的，D. negative消极的，依据上文“a lot of precious things in our life”以及信息词“also”可知答案。 答案： B
【小题15】考查词组：A. to some degree到某种程度，B. on the way在途中，C. at all times一直，D. by no means绝不，根据上下文内容可知，“明天一点儿也不可靠”，因此答案选 D，
【小题16】考查动词：A. regretting 后悔，B. rewarding奖赏，C. demanding要求，D. expecting期待，由上文内容可知此处是说“很多人在一生中，只做了‘等待’与‘后悔’两件事”。 答案： A
【小题17】考查宾语从句的连接词：what 引导宾语从句，且在从句中作 had 的宾语。 结果是我们太迟了，不能珍惜我们拥有的就失去了，答案： C
【小题18】考查词组：A. get up起床，B. set up建立，C. grow up成长，D. make up弥补，化妆，组成，占据，由下文“when we have money or when we bee old”可知，此处表示“我们长大时”。 答案： C
【小题19】考查名词：A. station车站，B. condition 条件，状况，C. agreement 同意，D. destination目的地，此处表示“而当我们达到这种状况时”，此处指“当我们长大、有钱或老了的时候”。 答案： B
【小题20】考查名词：A. danger危险，B. mistake错误，C. purpose 目的，D. wish希望，由“We would often claim to do something when...”可知，这是一种愿望，所以答案选 D。