题目内容：

    You never know what nature has prepared for you as a gift. Years ago, when walking alone on a beach in remote southwest Florida, I was so ______ to hear splashes（水溅声）coming from the water. As I walked in the ______ of the sounds, I saw a manatee(海牛)show its head out of the water, ______ a great snuffling(带鼻音的)breath. It seemed that it was in _______ and trying to get out of it.

I’d never seen a ______ like this before. I wanted to ask for help, but there was no one ______ . So I went into the shallow water and went toward the animal. I came______ enough to make out the manatee. Then, a second manatee, much smaller, appeared beside it.______, the other manatees were also moving toward me. Soon Iwas _______ by several manatees. I could clearly see the larger manatee ______ the little one up with her flipper(鳍状肢)and pushed it to the surface beside me.

As the two slipped underwater, two other manatees moved up from behind, one on either side,____ gently against my body as they swam past. They circled and _______ the action, this time ______ by the mother and her baby. I held my hand out touching their back as they passed me. Since they obviously enjoyed touching me, I began _______ each of them as they swam by.

I stood there enjoying the scene, ______ to move, until finally the rising tide ______ me back to the shore. Later I knew exactly what took place that morning. The manatees involved me in their celebration of a birth and I was welcome to meetthe ______ member of their family.

During that unexpected scene, I felt more involved in the rhythms of _______ on our earth than ever. Each year, I head for that _______ for a quiet little birthday picnic on the shore. After all, you never know who might _______ up for your party.

1.A. frustrated B. surprised C. embarrassed D. disappointed

2.A. direction B. condition C. middle D. side

3.A. making out B. putting out C. coming out D. letting out

4.A. force B. trouble C. loss D. action

5.A. look B. feel C. scene D. smell

6.A. in hand B. in sight C. in the way D. in the distance

7.A. close B. soon C. quick D. straight

8.A. Luckily B. Personally C. Unexpectedly D. Sadly

9.A. watched B. surrounded C. attacked D. separated

10.A. turn B. eat C. throw D. hold

11.A. rubbing B. preventing C. surfing D. comforting

12.A. practiced B. changed C. repeated D. showed

13.A. seen B. followed C. taught D. ordered

14.A. moving B. hitting C. catching D. touching

15.A. unwilling B. ready C. unable D. afraid

16.A. invited B. forbade C. forced D. helped

17.A. best B. oldest C. toughest D. newest

18.A. life B. music C. world D. development

19.A. boat B. hill C. beach D. manatee

20.A. build B. show C. look D. step