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The desks and seats can be the height of a child.
A.adopted to B.adjusted to C.adjusted as D.adopted as
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- A.adopted to
- B.adjusted to
- C.adjusted as
- D.adopted as
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Rising above the names
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(侏儒)．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.
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 the mother thought the boy's words had hurt the author.
2．When did the author realize that she was too short?
A．When she grew up.
B．When she was 47 years old.
C．When she began to go to school.
D．When she met the boy in the supermarket.
3．Which of the following word can best replace the underlined word“diminished”？
A．Dismissed. B．Increased.
C．Decreased. D．Discriminated.
4．How does the author feel about people's stares?
A．Angry. B．Calm.
C．Painful. D．Discouraged.
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During an 1899 F4 tornado(龙卷风)in Missouri, three people, Miss Moorehouse, Mrs．Webster, and her son were caught up in the storm．They 1 (carry)nearly one mile, but were let down so gently 2 none of the three was seriously injured．Here is Moorehouse's 3 (describe)of her unbelievable flight．
“I was conscious all the time when I was flying through the air, and 4 seemed a long time．I seemed to be lifted up, 5 (go)up to a great height．At one time I was far above the church towers, and seemed to be carried to a 6 (distance)place．As I was going through the air, I saw a horse, 7 was a white one and had a harness(马具)on, floating about with me．By the way 8 horse kicked and struggled as it was thrown about, I knew it was alive．I was afraid that it would knock into me, 9 it did not．Finally, I was mercifully landed 10 the ground unharmed, saved by luck．”