As Amy Hagadorn rounded the corner across the hall from her classroom, she knocked into a tall boy from the fifth grade running in the opposite direction.
“ 41 ”the boy shouted．Then, with a silly smile on his face, the boy 42 his right leg and walked the way Amy limped（跛行）when she walked.
Amy closed her eyes. “ 43 him!” She told herself as she headed for her classroom.
But at the end of the day, Amy was still thinking about the tall boy’s 44 way. It wasn’t as if he were the only one. It seemed that ever since Amy started the third grade, someone laughed at her 45 . Kids made fun of her about her 46 or her limping. Amy was 47 it. Sometimes, even in a classroom full of other students, the teasing（嘲笑）made her feel 48 alone.
Back home at the dinner table that evening, Amy was 49. Her mother knew that things were not going well at 50 . That’s why she was happy to have some exciting news to 51 with her daughter.
“There is a Christmas 52 contest on the radio station,” Amy’s Mom announced．“ 53 a letter to Santa, and you might win a prize. I think 54 at the table with blonde（白肤金发的）curly hair should enter.”
A 55 took hold of Amy when the idea first came to her. Out came pencil and paper, and Amy went to work on her letter. “Dear Santa Claus,” she began.
While Amy worked at her letter, the rest of the family tried to 56 what she might ask from Santa．Amy’s sister, Jamie, and Amy’s Mom both thought a three-foot Barbie doll would 57 Amy’s wish list. Amy’s Dad guessed a picture book. But Amy wasn’t 58 to tell her secret Christmas wish just then. Here is Amy’s letter to Santa, which she wrote that night:
Dear Santa Claus,
My name is Amy. I am nine years old．I have a problem at school. Can you help me, Santa? Kids laugh at me 59 the way I walk and run and talk. I have cerebral palsy（脑瘫）. I just want one 60 when no one laughs at me or makes fun of me.
41．A．Go ahead B．Watch it C．Make it D．Mind you
42．A．lived up to B．got down to C．took hold of D．started at
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44．A．funny B．angry C．silly D．unfriendly
45．A．more than one day B．every other day
C．every single day D．on particular day
46．A．speaking B．listening C．reading D．writing
47．A．tired of B．free from C．angry with D．satisfied with
48．A．surprisedly B．all C．exactly D．even
49．A．calm B．eager C．quiet D．pleased
50．A．school B．home C．dinner D．play
51．A．work B．connect C．share D．talk
52．A．singing B．speech C．dancing D．wish
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54．A．everyone B．someone C．nobody D．anyone
55．A．sadness B．smile C．coldness D．cry
56．A．guess B．recognize C．read D．consider
57．A．form B．make C．top D．reach
58．A．contented B．surprised C．lucky D．ready
59．A．in front of B．in spite of C．in place of D．because of
60．A．friend B．day C．classmate D．way