阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn't, the girl with the rose．Thirteen months ago, in a Florida 　　1　　 he took a book off the shelf and found himself 　　2　　 with the notes in the margin(页边空白)．The soft handwriting 　　3　　 a thoughtful soul and insightful mind．

　　In front of the book, he discovered the previous owner's 　　4　　, Miss Hollis Maynell．With time and effort he located her address．He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to 　　5　　．

　　During the next year and one-month the two 　　6　　 knew each other through the mail．A Romance was budding．John requested her 　　7　　, but she refused．She felt that if he really cared, it 　　8　　 matter what she looked like．Later they 　　9　　 their first meeting 7∶00 pm at Grand Central Station in New York．

　　“You'll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red 　　10　　 I'll be wearing on my suit．” 　　11　　 at 7∶00 he was in the station looking for the girl with the red rose．

　　A young woman in a 　　12　　 suit was coming toward him, her figure long and slim and her eyes were blue as flowers．Almost 　　13　　 he made one step closer to her, and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell-a woman well past 40．The girl was walking quickly 　　14　　．He felt as though he split in two, so strong was his desire to 　　15　　 her, and yet so deep was his longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned him．

　　He did not hesitate and said, "I'm John, and you must be Miss Maynell．I am so 　　16　　 you could meet me; may I take you to 　　17　　?"

　　The woman smiled, “I don't know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit begged me to 　　18　　 this rose on my coat．And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the 　　19　　 across the street．She said it was some kind of 　　20　　!”

　　It's not difficult to admire Miss Maynell's wisdom．The true nature of a heart is seen in it's response to the unattractive．

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Dear SJ,

　　Losing a best friend is never easy．Your problem, SJ is not just that you miss your best friend, it is that you feel empty and lost without her friendship．

　　It takes time to get over a loss, and during that time, your mind is getting used to a new way of being．This is usually a good thing, even if it feels like a bad thing．

　　Now that you are on your own, you are being forced to learn to be by yourself and to rely upon your own inner voice for guidance．I am sure that this feels strange for you, but if you can hang on for a bit, it may work to your advantage．

　　Best friends are cool, but it is important to know the difference between missing someone and being too dependent upon them．

　　At your age, girls do tend to stick together and having a boy friend may not yet be the better choice．Your friend is a little ahead of herself in leaving you, her best friend, for a boyfriend．Boy-friends are completely different from best friends; the distinction being that boyfriends come and go, while girl friends often stay in your life throughout high school, and even afterwards．It is a completely different sort of bond．

　　I suggest that you take advantage of this period in your life to expand your horizons．Enjoy the freedom of having no best friend for a while, and hang with the group．By the time your former best friend breaks up with her boyfriend, you will be in a completely different place, a far better place; in your head that is．

　　And, by the way, next time that you feel empty and lost, try to write about it in a diary or just simply on paper．In several months, you will look back and read it with curiosity about yourself．

　　“Who was I then, and what could I have been thinking?”