Read the following text and decide which answer (A,B, C OR D),best fits each gap.
As a child I lived near an American air base in central England, and so had several American friends., but after I left school I lost touch with most of them.
Recently I decided to try to (1)......them,but my efforts were in (2)... .....,and I resigned myself to the fact that I would not see any of them again.Then,completely out of the (3)....., I received a postcard from one of my old friends, now living in Seattle , bringing me up to date on her news and inviting me to pay her a visit.It1s extraordinary how rapidly a single event like this can turn your life (4)........ I had been having a tough time trying to (5)...... with a job I hated and an unsatisfactory social life , which had meant that my opportunities for new experiences had been (6)....... limited-until now.Without hesitation I booked a flight and set off for new horizons.

1.A. discover B.trace C.place D.identify
2. A failure B.despair C.vain D.loss
3. A sky B.blue C.distance D.past
4.up B.out C.in D.around
5. A cope B.manage C.run D.handle
6.A.strongly B.closely C.tightly Dseverely