I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice.
“Mom, come here! There’s this lady here my size!”
The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to apologize.
I smiled and told her, “It’s okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darryl Kramer. How are you?”
He studied me from head to toe, and asked, “Are you a little mommy?”
“Yes, I have a son,” I answered.
“Why are you so little?” he asked.
“It’s the way I was born,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand, and left.
My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness. I stand three feet nine inches tall. I was born an achondroplasia dwarf. Despite this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn’t realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids picked on me, calling me names. Then I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I struggled to climb the school bus stairs.
But I learned to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I made up for in personality.
I’m 47 now, and the stares have not diminished as I’ve grown older. People are amazed when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are rude, I remind myself, “Look what else I have — a great family, nice friends.”
It’s the children’s questions that make my life special. I enjoy answering their questions. My hope is that I will encourage them to accept their peers (a person of the same age, class, position, etc.), whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with respect.
【小题1】.. Why did the mother apologize to the author?

A.Because the boy ran into the author.
B.Because the boy laughed at the author.
C.Because the boy said the author was fatter than him.
D.Because she thought the boy’s words had hurt the author.
【小题2】. When did the author realize that she was too short?
A.When she began to go to school.B.When she was 47 years old.
C.When she grew up.D.When she met the boy in the supermarket.
【小题3】. Which of the following word can best replace the underlined word “diminished”?
A.dismissedB.increasedC.decreasedD.discriminated
【小题4】. How does the author feel about people’s stares?
A.Angry.B.Calm.C.Painful.D.Discouraged.

I work as a postal letter carrier in Charlotte. One day several years ago, I drove up to a   1  . Christy, the young divorcee (离了婚的人) who lived there, was waiting by the roadside. She said that she had a   2   to tell me.

About six months  3   it seemed that I had   4  a letter to her which had her street   5   on it but was addressed to another house with the   6   number on a different street in the neighborhood. She decided to   7   the letter at the correct house.

It turned out that the letter had been   8  for Johnson, who happened to be   9  . They talked for a little while, and later on he   10  . Then they started dating and had been going   11   together ever since.

I felt sorry for delivering the letter wrong, but I was   12   that I had brought these nice people together.

A few months later a(n)   13   sign went up in Christy’s yard, and then wedding   14   were sent out. Soon the house was sold, the wedding happened,   15   Christy, with her kids, moved into Johnson’s house.

A few months later, I saw a For Sale sign in   16   yard. I feared the   17   might be in trouble, so I made up a(n)   18   to go to their door and   19   on them.

Christy opened the door, smiled broadly, and pointed to her huge stomach “We’re having twins!” she said, “This house won’t be big enough, so we have to   20  .”

1.A. telephone               B. mailbox           C. school                     D. shop

2.A. story                    B. notice                      C. fact                          D. message

3.A. after                     B. earlier                     C. later                         D. ago

4.A. sent                          B. written                     C. delivered                D. given

5.A. mark                    B. sign                          C. board                      D. number

6.A. correct                         B. wrong                      C. same                        D. different

7.A. put down                B. drop off          C. hand out                 D. give away

8.A. provided             B. prepared                C. inferred                  D. intended

9.A. free                          B. single                        C. lonely                      D. simple

10.A. left                     B. invited                     C. called                      D. introduced

11.A. out                              B. in                              C. away                        D. off

12.A. amazed             B. pleased                   C. surprised                D. interested

13.A. Sale                    B. Sales                        C. On Sale          D. For Sale

14.A. arrangements  B. preparations C. invitations               D. announcements

15.A. but                     B. and                          C. while                       D. until

16.A. her                              B. his                            C. my                            D. their

17.A. friendship                  B. connection             C. marriage                 D. wedding

18.A. apology             B. trouble                    C. excuse                    D. regret

19.A. check                          B. examine                  C. test                          D. try

20.A. change                       B. settle                       C. separate                 D. move

 

Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person.I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a(n)   36   on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy.Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in   37 One afternoon, a friend and I were   38   rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house   39   her backyard.The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they   40   to the roof’s edge and shot out into the   41 

         I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride.The stone was too smooth, however, so it   42   from my hand as I let it go and headed   43   for a small window on the old lady’s back wall.

         I was too scared about getting   44   that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window.However, a few days later,   45   I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel   46   for her misfortune.

         I made up my mind that I would   47   my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I   48   would cover the cost of her window.I put the money in an envelope with a(n)   49   explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the   50   for repairing it.

         I waited until it was dark, then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.

         The next day, I   51   the old lady her paper and was able to   52   the warm smile that I was   53   her.She thanked me for the paper and said, “Here, I have something for you.” It was a bag of cookies.I thanked her and ate the cookies as I   54   my route.

         After several cookies, I   55   an envelope.When I opened the envelope, I was shocked.Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you.”

1.A.assistant        B.customer       C.adviser           D.neighbour

2.A.selfishness    B.cleverness      C.carefulness       D.forgiveness

3.A.picking         B.kicking            C.throwing        D.striking

4.A.from           B.under                  C.by                D.around

5.A.flowed       B.rolled        C.dropped         D.fell

6.A.yard           B.kitchen           C.room         D.sky

7.A.stepped          B.stopped         C.skipped          D.slipped

8.A.right           B.slow           C.straight           D.fast

9.A.caught       B.trapped        C.lost               D.hurt

10.A.but           B.when        C.before            D.though

11.A.guilty        B.nervous        C.anxious            D.safe

12.A.borrow    B.save                   C.transfer         D.move

13.A.used          B.earned          C.chose            D.calculated

14.A.book          B.notice            C.note                   D.article

15.A.period       B.distance       C.size             D.cost

16.A.handed    B.showed         C.left            D.sold

17.A.witness    B.bring        C.return             D.wear

18.A.comparing toB.receiving from C.learning about    D.playing with

19.A.continued   B.forgot          C.followed      D.chose

20.A.tore        B.felt         C.bought       D.marked

 

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