A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s 36 , she said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher 37 his mother and he felt 38 of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar that 39 nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 40 why or how she got the scar. At the meeting, the people were 41 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 42 the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and 43 himself from everyone. He did, however, get within hearing of a conversation between his mother and his teacher. The teacher asked 44 , “How did you get the scar on your face?” The mother replied, “ 45 my son was a baby, he was in a room that 46 fire. Everyone was 47 afraid to go in because the fire was 48 , so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself 49 him trying to protect him. I was knocked 50 but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us. ” She 51 the burned side of her face. “This scar will be 52 , but to this day, I have never 53 what I did.” At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He 54 her in his arms and felt a great sense of the sacrifice that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 55 for the rest of the day. 小题1: A．enjoyment B．disappointment C．sorrow D．joy 小题2: A．noticed B．greeted C．accepted D．met 小题3: A．sick B．ashamed C．afraid D．tired 小题4: A．included B．passed C．covered D．shaded 小题5: A．talk about B．think about C．care for D．hear about 小题6: A．impressed B．surprised C．excited D．comforted 小题7: A．in sight of B．by means of C．by way of D．in spite of 小题8: A．hid B．protected C．separated D．escaped 小题9: A．carefully B．seriously C．nervously D．anxiously 小题10: A．As B．When C．Since D．While 小题11: A．caught B．set C．lit D．made 小题12: A．so B．much C．quite D．too 小题13: A．out of control B．under control C．in control D．over control 小题14: A．under B．at C．to D．over 小题15: A．helpless B．hopeless C．senseless D．useless 小题16: A．pointed B．showed C．wiped D．touched 小题17: A．ugly B．lasting C．serious D．frightening 小题18: A．forgot B．recognized C．considered D．regretted 小题19: A．grasped B．held C．put D．caught 小题20: A．quietly B．slightly C．tightly D．suddenly