Question

I am my mother’s third child. When I was born, the doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was     36   , below the elbow (肘). Then he gave her some     37   , “Don’t treat her any     38    from the other girls. Demand more.” And she     39   !

My mother had to work to     40    my family. There were five girls in our family and we all had to     41   . Once when I was about seven, I came out of the     42   , “Mom, I can’t peel (削……皮) potatoes. I only have one hand.”

“You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as a(n)     43    for anything again!”

Of course I could peel potatoes — with my good hand, while holding them down with my __44    arm. There was always a     45   , and Mom knew it. “If you try hard    46   ,” she said, “you can do anything.”

Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bars (攀爬架). When it was my turn, I     47    my head. Some kids     48   . I went home crying.

After work the next afternoon, Mom     49    me back to the school playground.

“Now,     50    up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by     51    I practiced, and she     52    me when I made progress.

I’ll never forget the     53    time I was crossing the bars. The kids were standing there with their mouths open.

It was the way with everything. When I    54    I can’t handle (处理) things, I see Mom’s smile again. She had the heart to     55    anything. And she taught me I could, too.

1.	A．missing B．broken C．cut D．short

2.	A．warning B．medicine C．help D．advice

3.	A．badly B．differently C．well D．normally

4.	A．did B．refused C．cried D．had

5.	A．care B．help C．support D．live

6.	A．find out B．work out C．carry out D．help out

7.	A．kitchen B．bedroom C．house D．school

8.	A．idea B．change C．excuse D．tool

9.	A．lost B．other C．next D．longer

10.	A．chance B．way C．time D．success

11.	A．enough B．too C．again D．often

12.	A．hurt B．nodded C．shook D．turned

13.	A．cheered B．whispered C．joked D．laughed

14.	A．drove B．took C．sent D．carried

15.	A．pull B．jump C．stand D．rise

16.	A．before B．as C．after D．until

17.	A．helped B．raised C．praised D．protected

18.	A．first B．last C．wonderful D．next

19.	A．admit B．fear C．find D．realize

20.	A．face B．teach C．learn D．solve

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.D

19.B

20.A

【解析】略