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 ___37___ be the first time that his classmates and teacher ___38___ his mother and he felt ___39___ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕) that. ___40___nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ___41___ why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were ___42___ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother ___43___ the car, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬) and ___44___ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within ___45___ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked ___46___,”How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “___47___ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was ___48___ afraid to go in because the fire was ___49___ 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 ___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 held her in his arms and felt a great ___54___ of the sacrifice(牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand ___55___for the rest of the day.
36. A. enjoyment    B. disappointment  C. surprise      D. excitement
37. A. would   B. could  C. should D. must
38. A. noticed B. greeted       C. accepted     D. met
39. A. sick      B. ashamed     C. afraid  D. tired
40. A. included      B. passed C. covered      D. shaded
41. A. talk about    B. think about C. care about  D. hear about
42. A. impressed    B. surprised    C. excited       D. comforted
43. A. in sight of    B. by means of       C. by way of   D. in spite of
44. A. hid       B. protected    C. separated    D. escaped
45. A. understanding      B. reminding  C. hearing      D. learning
46. A. carefully      B. seriously    C. nervously   D. anxiously
47. A. As B. When  C. Since  D. While
48. A. so B. much  C. quite   D. too
49. A. out of control      B. under control     C. in control   D. over control
50. A. helpless       B. hopeless     C. senseless     D. useless
51. A. pointed B. showed      C. wiped D. touched
52. A. ugly     B. lasting C. serious       D. frightening
53. A. forgot   B. recognized  C. considered  D. regretted
54. A. honor   B. sense   C. happiness   D. pride
55. A. quietly  B. slightly      C. tightly D. suddenly