完形填空：先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。 A little boy invited his mother to his school's first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy's disappointment (失望), she said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teachers 1 his mother and he felt ashamed (丟脸) of what she looked like. 2 he was a beautiful woman, there was a deep scar (伤痕) that 3 the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 4 why or how she got the scar. At the meeting, everyone was impressed by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother in spite of (尽管) the scar, but the little boy still felt uncomfortable and 5 himself from everyone's view. However, he could hear the 6 between his mother and his teacher. The teacher asked 7 , 'How did you get the scar on your face?' The mother replied, ' 8 my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 9 afraid to go in because the fire was terrible, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long 10 of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to 11 him from hurt. I was knocked, but luckily, a fireman came in and saved 12 of us.' She said slowly, 'This scar will be 13 , but until now, I have never regretted (后悔) what I did.' At this point, the little boy came out running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. This was his first time to hear the story. He 14 her in arms and felt the great 15 from his mother. (     ) 1. A. met (     ) 2. A. Because (     ) 3. A. poured (     ) 4. A. tell about (     ) 5. A. enjoyed (     ) 6. A. competition (     ) 7. A. carefully (     ) 8. A. As (     ) 9. A. so (     ) 10. A. bit (     ) 11. A. keep (     ) 12. A. both (     ) 13. A. increasing (     ) 14. A. pushed (     ) 15. A. thank B. greeted B. Though B. stored B. think about B. helped B. research B. suddenly B. When B. much B. pair B. disappear B. any B. operating B. held B. pride C. watched C. So C. covered C. worry about C. hid C. instruction C. loudly C. Since C.  quite C. piece C. offer C. all C. missing C. put C. confidence D. noticed D. But D. painted D. know about D. taught D. conversation D. angrily D. Until D. too D. kind D. escape D. several D. lasting D. pressed D. love