My friend Andrew used to drink a lot and always isolated (孤立) himself. He was ____46____ and heartbroken. He felt that his life was a hopeless mess. He even told me that he was on the point of ____47____ hope. I couldn’t solve his problems. But during the Christmas season two years ago, I gave him a gift that I didn’t even know I had.
That Christmas Andrew had no place to go, so I ____48____ him home to my parents’ house in London. My parents were ____49____ to have him stay with us. They graciously (殷勤地) cleaned up our guest room for him and even bought him some Christmas gifts. I’ll never ____50____ the night when we arrived at my home. My parents were already asleep, but my mom had prepared dinner and some cookies for us and left us a ____51____. My parents were known for their generosity (慷慨), so I wasn’t surprised by this warm ____52____. But when Andrew read my mom’s note and saw all that she had prepared, he broke down and couldn’t help ____53____. At that moment, I began to realize what a loving family meant.
From then on, Andrew and I both received gifts that we would ___54____ forever. I gave him the gift of a warm, loving and safe place to spend Christmas, which helped him renew his interest in life. More _____55_____, he gave me the gift of a new perspective (观点) on life. If I hadn’t shared my home with him, I wouldn’t have realized how blessed (有福的) I am.
46. A. sunny B. outgoing C. lonely
47. A. writing down B. giving up C. listening to
48. A. stopped B. invited C. refused
49. A. unwilling B. angry C. happy
50. A. forget B. remember C. mention
51. A. note B. book C. menu
52. A. handshake B. welcome C. conversation
53. A. fighting B. fearing C. crying
54. A. value B. worry C. doubt
55. A. pitifully B. importantly C. painfully
答案解析：
46. 根据上文“My friend Andrew used to drink a lot and always isolated (孤立) himself.”提到安德鲁总是孤立自己，可知他是孤独的，所以选C。
47. 根据前文“He felt that his life was a hopeless mess.”说他觉得生活是无望的混乱，可知他到了要放弃希望的地步，give up hope表示“放弃希望”，所以选B。
48. 根据“That Christmas Andrew had no place to go”以及后文去到“我”父母家，可知“我”邀请他去“我”在伦敦的父母家，invite sb. to sp.表示“邀请某人去某地”，所以选B。
49. 根据后文“They graciously (殷勤地) cleaned up our guest room for him and even bought him some Christmas gifts.”父母为他打扫客房还买礼物，可知父母很高兴他来和我们一起住，be happy to do sth.表示“很高兴做某事”，所以选C。
50. 根据语境，这里描述的是到达“我”家那晚的难忘场景，可知“我”永远不会忘记那个晚上，所以选A。
51. 根据后文“when Andrew read my mom’s note”提到安德鲁读了妈妈的便条，可知妈妈给我们留了一张便条，所以选A。
52. 根据前文父母打扫客房、买礼物以及留便条等行为，可知这是温暖的欢迎方式，所以选B。
53. 根据“he broke down”以及前文他被这种温暖欢迎所感动，可知他忍不住哭了，couldn't help doing sth.表示“忍不住做某事”，所以选C。
54. 根据后文“I gave him the gift... which helped him renew his interest in life.”以及“he gave me the gift...”可知这些礼物对我们很有价值，会永远珍惜，所以选A。
55. 根据语境，这里强调他给“我”的新生活视角更重要，more importantly表示“更重要的是”，所以选B。
