My brother and I are exactly one year apart. We look like twins, but we are completely different . By the time we got to middle school it was clear that my older brother ____1____ meditation (冥想),while I was a born performer who preferred the theatrical, even when off stage. I took his rela
tive silence to be offensive. We simply didn't ____2____.
1. A. disliked
B. preferred
C. replaced
D. abandoned
2. A. get along
B. drop by
C. show off
D. check in
解析：
考查系动词动词词义辨析。句意：虽然有一些人来了又走了，但这家餐厅的老顾客已经光顾这家店近40年了。A.stayed保持；B.turned变成（某种颜色）；C.grown变得；D.got变成。根据“the restaurant's regular customers”以及“the same for nearly 40 years”可知，这家餐厅的老顾客已经光顾这家店近40年了。stay“保持”，表示老顾客保持40年不变。故选A项。
