1. (2023高一下·苏州开学考) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My Ph. D. adviser called me into his office saying, "You are fired from the lab."

I had moved to Israel to study for a Ph. D. At first, things went well in my new lab. Then I1some problems. I made a few mistakes in the lab that slowed my2, but he never spoke to me about any concerns. I'm still not 3 why he fired me, but I guess it was because of those mistakes. He wasn't confident that I could 4my research in time as we'd planned.

The first few days after I was fired were especially 5. I spent hours staring at my computer screen, unable to get anything done. I tried to 6 his mind with promising results, but he 7 to his decision. I could not tell the news to my family in India, as the fear of 8 them overwhelmed(压垮) me. I soon got into a 9 of sadness and anxiety.

Around that time, I watched a movie--Dasvidaniya. One line from the movie stuck out to me, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade". What kind of lemonade could I make out of my present 10? My desire to complete a Ph. D. was never in doubt. After much 11, I told myself that one 12attempt was not the end of the world, and that I needed to give it another 13. With renewed 14, I emailed expected advisers and applied to other programs. Within 2 months, I 15 an offer from a Ph. D. program in Italy.