完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
“Yes, I’ll be ready at nine. Goodbye, dear, and thanks again.” Mrs. Robinson replaced the 1 and crossed the hall into the 2 . It had not been an easy telephone call for her to make. Her daughter had been very kind, 3 , and had immediately agreed to 4 her up, but Mrs. Robinson 5 to admit that she needed help. Since her 6 passed away ten years ago, she had prided herself upon her ___7 . She had 8 to live in their little house alone and had refused to go and live with her daughter.
