完形填空。
I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice. "Mom, come here! There's a lady
here my size!"
The mother rushed to her son, then she turned to me to
1 .
I smiled and told her, "It's okay." Then I
2 the boy, "Hi, I'm Darryl Kramer. How are you?"
He studied me
3 , and asked, "Are you a little mommy?"
"Yes, I have a son," I answered.
"
4 are you so little?" he asked in curiosity.
"It's
5 I was born," I said. "Some people are little. Some are tall. I'm just not going to grow any
6 ." After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy's hand and left.
My life as a little person is
7 with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why
I look
8 from their parents.
It takes only one glance to see my
9 . I stand three feet nine inches tall. I was a born dwarf (侏儒).
10 this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn't realize how short I was
11 I started school.
12 kids picked on me, calling me names
(嘲笑我). Then I knew, I began to
13 the first day of school each year. New students would always
stare at me as I struggled to
14 the school bus stairs.
But I learned to smile and accept the
15 that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I decided to
make my uniqueness and advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I make up for in
16 .
It's the children's questions that make my life
17 . I enjoy answering their questions. My hope is that
I will
18 them to accept their peers (同龄人) whatever
19 and shape they come in, and treat them
20 .
( ) 1. A. scold
( ) 2. A. spoke to
( ) 3. A. from time to time
( ) 4. A. When
( ) 5. A. the time
( ) 6. A. bigger
( ) 7. A. satisfied
( ) 8. A. different
( ) 9. A. shortage
( )10. A. Instead of
( )11．A. after
( )12．A. Every
( )13．A. enjoy
( )14．A. climb
( )15．A. matter
( )16．A. strength
( )17．A. strange
( )18．A. advocate
( )19．A. size
( )20．A. gladly |
B. acknowledge
B. dealt with
B. from beginning to end
B. Why
B. the way
B. smaller
B. disappointed
B. similar
B. kindness
B. Owing to
B. until
B. Some
B. expect
B. step
B. mistake
B. power
B. special
B. advance
B. weight
B. differently |
C. help
C. looked at
C. from head to toe
C. How
C. the chance
C. stronger
C. filled
C. familiar
C. patience
C. But for
C. when
C. No
C. hate
C. get
C. situation
C. sympathy
C. common
C. encourage
C. hehe
C. equally |
D. apologize
D. kept to
D. from right to left
D. Whether
D. the reason
D. weaker
D. applied
D. short
D. uniqueness
D. In spite of
D. unless
D. Both
D. avoid
D. jump
D. fact
D. personality
D. convenient
D. educate
D. length
D. peacefully |