A little boy invited his mother to attend (参加) his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s 21.____, she said she would go. This 22. ____ be the first time that his classmates and teacher 23. ____ his mother and he felt 24.____ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕) that 25.____ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 26. ____ why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were 27.____ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother 28. ____ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and 29.____ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within 30. ____ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked 31.____, “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “32.____ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was 33. ____ afraid to go in because the fire was 34. ____, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked 35. ____ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She 36. ____ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be 37.____, but to this day, I have never 38.____ what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great 39. ____ of the sacrifice(牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 40.____ for the rest of the day.
21. A. enjoyment B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement
22. A. would B. could C. should D. must
23. A. noticed B. greeted C. accepted D. met
24. A. sick B. ashamed C. afraid D. tired
25. A. included B. passed C. covered D. shaded
26. A. talk about B. think about C. care about D. hear about
27. A. impressed B. surprised C. excited D. comforted
28. A. in sight of B. by means of C. by way of D. in spite of
29. A. hid B. protected C. separated D. escaped
30. A. understanding B. reminding C. hearing D. learning
31. A. carefully B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously
32. A. After B. When C. Since D. While
33. A. so B. much C. quite D. too
34. A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control
35. A. helpless B. hopeless C. senseless D. useless
36. A. pointed B. showed C. wiped D. touched
37. A. ugly B. lasting C. serious D. frightening
38. A. forgot B. recognized C. considered D. regretted
39. A. enjoyment B. sense C. happiness D. pride
40. A. quietly B. proudly C. tightly D. quickly