阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Mandy's family lived in a small village. They had a hard but happy life. Mandy was never lonely,1 many children played on the hill behind their house.
But one winter, Mandy fell ill. Her parents were too 2 to pay for the medicine. Mandy had to sit by the window, watching her friends outside.
One day, a spider(蜘蛛) came and began to spin(结网) down next to her. When Mom came in, she noticed the3 too." Please get out!"
" No, she is my friend. Please let her stay. Look! She's spinning 4 me."
How thankful the spider was!5 came. The family started to decorate(装饰) the tree. Mom prepared some eggs and Mandy started to paint on them. But after a while, she was tired. Mom helped her finish the 6 and hung them on the tree. Dad found some pieces of wood and cut a few stars, but without Mandy, it didn't feel the same 7 .
When the family were asleep, the spider began to 8 . She spun down to the floor, then carefully climbed every branch(树枝), leaving her web s behind.9 , she reached the top of the tree.
Before long, the 10 air blew under the door and turned the gray webs to silver—— real silver.
" Look! It's real silver!" Mandy was very 11 ." The best Christmas gift for me!"
" How is this possible?" Mom and Dad were also amazed at the 12 .
Mandy looked up at the web," It must be 13 spider friend. Thank you!"
The next day, Dad took the silver to exchange for coins. They were enough to pay for Mandy's14 . Two weeks later, Mandy was on the hill,15 with her friends again.