阅读理解。仔细阅读以下短文。根据短文，从每题所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项。 His nose was flat. His ears were too big for his head. And his eyes! His eyes bulged like they were ready to pop right out of their sockets(眼眶). His clothes were nice. But he was still the homeliest kid he'd ever seen. So why was the new kid standing close to Jennifer Lawrence like they were best friends or something? She was a cheerleader and one of the coolest girls in school. And why was she smiling at him instead of twisting her nose all funny like she did when she looked at Tim? Strange, he thought. Really strange. By lunchtime, Tim had forgotten about the new kid. He sat down at his usual table — in the corner, all alone. Tim was a loner. Nobody talked to Tim much, but he was used to it. He had adjusted. Tim looked up and saw that kid again. He was holding his lunch tray and standing over Jennifer. Jennifer moved over and made room on the bench next to her. But he shook his head, looked around and walked straight to Tim's table. "Mind if I join you?"he asked. "Sure," said Tim. "I mean no. I don't mind." So the kid sat down. And he came back, day after day, until they were friends. Real friends. Tim had never had a real friend before, but Jeff invited Tim to his house, on trips with his family and even hiking. And kids were talking to him, nodding to him in the hallways, and even asking him questions about assignments and things. And Tim was talking back to them. He wasn't a loner anymore. One day, when Jeff sat down at the table, Tim had to ask him, "Why did you sit with me the first day? Didn't Jen ask you to sit with her?" "Sure, she asked. But she didn't need me." "Need you?" "You did ." "I did?" "You were sitting all alone," Jeff explained. "You looked lonely and scared.” “Scared?” "Uh huh, scared. I knew that look, I used to have one, just like it. At my old school I sat alone. I was afraid to look up and see if anyone was laughing at me. A friend helped me realize that I was alone because I never smiled or took an interest in other people. I was so concerned about myself that I never paid attention to anyone else. That’s why I sat with you. To let you know someone cared.” Then Tim looked at Jeff. Really looked. He isn't so bad looking, thought Tim. He isn't homely. Jeff is my friend. Tim realized that he was seeing Jeff for the first time. Months earlier all he had seen was a funny-looking nose and big ears. Now he was seeing Jeff, really seeing him.