9. A. lost　　　 B. other　　 C. next　　　 D. longer

8. A. idea　　　　　　　　　　 B. change

　 C. excuse　　　　　　　　　 D. explanation

7. A. kitchen　　　　　　　　　 B. bedroom

　 C. house　　　　　　　　　　 D. schcol

6. A. pay attention　　　　　　 B. work out

　 C. carry out　　　　　　　　 D. help out

5. A. care　　　 B. help　　　 C. support　　 D. feed

4. A. did　　　　 B. refused　 C. cried　　　 D. was

3. A. badly　　　 B. differentlyC. well　　　　 D. normally

2. Pt. warning　 B. medicine　 C. help　　　　 D. advice

1. A. missing　　 B. broken　　 C. diseased　　 D. short

1. (典型例题拟)

　　 I am my mother's third child. When I was born, her doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was 　1　 , below the elbow(肘部). Then he gave her some　 2 　: "Don't treat her any　 3 　　from the other girls. Demand more" And she 　4 　!

　　 My mother bad to work to 　5　 our family. There were five girls in our family and we all bad to 　6 　.Onee when I was about seven, I em'ne out of the 　7 　,"Mom, I can't peel (削......皮)potatoes. Ionly have one band."

　　 "You get back to peel those potatoes, and don't ever use that as a(n) 　8　 for anything again!"

　　 Of course I could peel potatoes with my good band, while holding them down with my 　9　 arm. There was always a　 10　 ,and Mom knew it, "If you try hard　 　11　 ,"she'd say, "you can do anything."

　　　 Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bars (高抵杠).

　　 When it was my turn, I 　12　 　my head.　 Some kids 　　13　 　I went home crying.

　　　 After work the next afternoon, Mom 　14　 me back to the school ground.

　　　 "Now, 　15　 up with your right arm", she advised. She stood by　 16　 　I practiced, and she 　17　 　me when I made progress.

I'll never forget the 　18　 　time I was crossing the bars. The kids were standing there with their mouts open.　 It was the way with everything, when I　 　19　 　I can't handle (处理)things, I see Mom's smile again. She bad the hear to　 20　 anyting. And she taught me I could, too.