Question

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s  16  ,she said she would go. This  17  be the first time that his classmates and teacher  18   his mother and he felt  19  of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕)that  20  nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to  21  why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were  22  by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother  23   the car, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and  24   himself from everyone. He did, however, get within  25  of a conversation between his mother and his teacher. The teacher asked  26   ,“How did you get the scar on your face?

The mother replied,”    27   my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was__28__afraid to go in because the fire was __29___, so I went in.  As I was running to his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him . I was knocked ___30___ but luckily a fireman came in and saved both of us.”  She ___31___ the burned side of her face . “ The scar will be___32___ , but to this day , I have never ___33____ what I did .

At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great  34  of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand  35  for the rest of the day.

16.A.enjoyment        B. disappointment      C. surprise        D. excitement
17.A. would           B. could              C. should          D. must
18.A.noticed           B. greeted            C. accepted       D. met
19.A. sick             B. ashamed            C. afraid          D. tired
20. A. included         B. passed             C. covered        D. shaded
21. A. talk about        B. think about         C. care about      D. hear about
22. A. impressed        B. surprised           C. excited        D. comforted
23. A. in sight of        B. by means of         C. by way of       D. in spite of
24. A. hid             B. protected           C. separated       D. escaped
25. A. understanding    B. reminding          C. hearing         D. learning
26. A. carefully         B. seriously           C. nervously       D. anxiously
27. A. As              B. When             C. Since          D. While
28. A. so              B. much              C. quite           D. too
29. A. out of control     B. under control       C. in control       D. over control
30. A. helpless         B. hopeless           C . senseless       D. useless
31. A. pointed          B. showed           C. wiped          D. touched
32. A. ugly            B. lasting             C. serious         D. frightening
33. A. forgot           B. recognized         C. considered      D. regretted
34. A. honor           B. sense             C. happiness       D. pride
35. A. quietly          B. slightly            C. tightly          D. suddenly

Answer 1

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