二. 完形填空 (共10小题，计10分)

阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

Jack was a hard-working student when young but he had some big problems. He used to be shy before his classmates. So he had 11 friends at school. Bob was a new student in his class. All the students were soon familiar (熟悉的) with him and got on well with him 12 Jack.

One day, some boys put some money into Jack’s bag and Bob pretended (假装) to have 13 his money. Of course, they found the money in 14 bag at last.

Jack felt shameful (可耻的) 15 he could not say anything about it. Soon his classmates called him a thief and 16 him in the school. His teachers also

17 that and called his parents to the school, too. Just then, Bob stood out and helped Jack make everything 18 .

From that day, Jack and Bob 19 good friends. Bob often took Jack to take part in many activities and Jack became outgoing. Bob was weak in English and Jack often helped him 20 it. Now Jack became the monitor in his class, and he had more friends. He enjoyed the nice friendship and the school life.

( )11. A. many B. few

C. several D. new

( )12. A. against B. like

C. except D. for

( )13. A. lost B. wasted

C. found D. made

( )14. A. your B. their

C. Bob’s D. Jack’s

( )15. A. but B. if

C. since D. unless

( )16. A. agreed with B. laughed at

C. dealt with D. got excited about

( )17. A. allowed B. faced

C. developed D. believed

( )18. A. clear B. easy

C. hard D. wonderful

( )19. A. greeted B. met

C. became D. loved

( )20. A. to B. in

C. by D. with