“Can I see my baby?” the happy new mother asked. When the baby was placed in her arms, she was 10 . The baby had been born without ears. Time 11 that the baby’s hearing was perfect. It was only his 12 that was damaged. When he rushed home from school one day and 13 himself into his mother’s arms, she sighed, 14 that he would have many heartbreaks in his life. He grew up and became a(n) 15 with his classmates. He might 16 have been class president, but for that. The boy’s father 17 with the family physician in secret. “Could 18 be done?” the father asked. “I believed I could 19 on a pair of outer ears, if they could be got.” the doctor answered. So the 20 began for a person who would make such a 21 for a young man. Two years went by. Then the father said, “You are going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will give the ears you need. 22 it’s a secret,” said the father. The operation was very 23 , and a new person appeared. “But I must know!” he urged his father. “Who 24 so much to me? I could never do enough for him.” “I do not believe you could,” said the father. The secret was 25 for years till he stood with his father over his mother’s coffin(棺材). Slowly and 26 , his father raised his mother’s thick brown hair to 27 that his mother had no outer ears. “Mother said she was 28 she never let her hair be cut,” he whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought she was less 29 , did they?”
10. A. angry B. disappointed C. surprised D. curious
11. A. proved B. seemed C. told D. saw
12. A. figure B. face C. ear D. appearance
13. A. got B. put C. sent D. took
14. A. knowing B. guessing C. doubting D. wondering
15. A. enemy B. stranger C. favorite D. friend
16. A. ever B. also C. even D. still
17. A. asked B. spoke C. chatted D. said
18. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
19. A. transplant B. operate C. set D. fix
20. A. operation B. search C. interview D. examination
21. A. devotion B. effort C. sacrifice D. contribution
22. A. Therefore B. But C. Though D. Otherwise
23. A. normal B. useful C. difficult D. successful
24. A. changed B. worked C. gave D. did
25. A. discussed B. hidden C. spread D. kept
26. A. carefully B. sadly C. excitedly D. tenderly
27. A. see B. find C. show D. tell
28. A. proud B. glad C. worried D. regretful
29. A. beautiful B. ugly C. respectable D. fashionable