16.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The scars(伤疤) of love

　　On a hot summer day in Florida a little boy, decided to go for a swim in the old swimming pool behind his house.

　　Hurriedly, he ran out of the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt  （1）   he went. He   （2）   into the water, not realizing a crocodile was swimming toward him. His mother, in the house, looking   （3）  the window, saw the two got closer and closer. In great   （4）  , she ran towards the water, shouting to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became   （5）   and made a  （6）   to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the crocodile caught him, too.

　　From the bank, the mother grabbed her little boy   （7）   the arms just as the crocodile bit his   （8）  . Then   （9）   an unbelievable tug-of-war(拉锯战) between the two. The crocodile was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too determined to let go. A farmer happened to         （10）  by, heard her   （11）  , raced from his truck, took aim and shot the crocodile.

　　Fortunately, after weeks in hospital, the little boy   （12）  . His legs were extremely scarred by the serious  （13）  of the animal and, on his arms, were deep scratches(抓痕) where his mother’s fingernails dug into his flesh in her  （14）  to hang on to the son she loved.

　　Later, a newspaper reporter asked the boy if he would show him his   （15）  . The boy lifted his pants. And then, with obvious   （16）  , he said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mom   （17）   let go.”

　　You and I have scars, too,   （18）  are not from a crocodile or anything quite so dramatic(戏剧性的),   （19）   from a painful past. Some of those scars are ugly and have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds, my friend, are because God has   （20）  to let go. In the course of your struggle, He’s been there holding on to you.

（1） A. since                B. if                    C. as                D. after

（2）A. dipped                B. flew                C. dug                D. fell

（3）A. into                B. up                C. down                D. out of

（4） A. surprise                B. fear                C. happiness            D. excitement

（5）A. astonished            B. interested            C. alarmed            D. delighted

（6）A. return                B. difference            C. discovery            D. trip

（7）A. on                    B. by                C. in                    D. with

（8）A. hands                B. feet                C. legs                D. arms

（9）A. continued            B. paused                C. finished            D. began

（10）A. drive                B. swim                C. walk                D. cycle

（11）A. whispers            B. screams            C. sayings            D. voices

（12） A. suffered                B. treated                C. cured                D. survived

（13）A.attack                B. damage             C. injury                D. beat

（14）A. influence            B. effect                C. effort                D. result

（15） bites                B. scars                C. wounds            D. cuts

（16）A. sorrow                B. happiness            C. sadness            D. pride

（17）A. wouldn’t             B. shouldn’t             C. can’t                 D. mightn’t

（18） A. when                B. what                C. which                D. where

（19）A. or                    B. and                C. then                D. but

（20）A. refused                B. accepted            C. believed            D. considered