题目内容：

    When Charles Barkley's mother passed away, Barkley's hometown came to the funeral. But a(n) __ guest also came. He wasn't a basketball player or from Barkley's hometown. More ___, he was my dad-a scientist.

My dad said he ___ about Barkley long before he met him. Whenever we ___ dinner parties, he would talk about Barkley. Basketball has never been my thing. I ___some key words into a search engine to____something about Barkley. He seemed pretty famous and ___not like anyone who would be friends with my dad.

But the friendship was real.

My dad ____ made a slide of photos of him and Barkley together for our community's Chinese New Year party- totally irrelevant to the ____. I asked him what made them become friends.

"As an Asian in the U.S., we had a good ___," he said. "We agree on many views."

They believed the color of their skin didn't ___ .

But on a Sunday afternoon my dad passed away. Everyone was ______ as Barkley attended the funeral. "It gives me great ___and joy to know I was a friend of his," Barkley said. "Just hearing about him at the ______ -what he had achieved and what he was trying to help others ___, touched me I ___he would be known to many people."

At the funeral, people ___ memories of my dad. I realize that even after he passed away, I would continue to _______things about him.

The story of his friendship with Barkley was not just a ____with a famous person-it threw light on the ___ of this world.

1.A. frequent B. unexpected C. average D. unwelcome

2.A. specifically B. importantly C. carefully D. strictly

3.A. cared B. worried C. thought D. knew

4.A. held B. organized C. attended D. arranged

5.A. read B. forgot C. sent D. typed

6.A. find out B. apply for C. talk about D. pick up

7.A. potentially B. accidentally C. deliberately D. certainly

8.A. still B. also C. even D. already

9.A. experience B. holiday C. player D. friendship

10.A. chance B. conversation C. argument D. choice

11.A. bum B. differ C. matter D. shine

12.A. astonished B. thrilled C. annoyed D. disappointed

13.A. moments B. memories C. relief D. comfort

14.A. meeting B. hometown C. party D. funeral

15.A. accomplish B. contribute C. develop D. gain

16.A. wished B. declared C. suspected D. confirmed

17.A. improved B. refreshed C. shared D. lost

18.A. spread B. learn C. obtain D. mourn

19.A. connection B. coincidence C. phenomenon D. relationship

20.A. benefits B. responsibilities C. possibilities D. varieties