完形填空 （共15小题；每小题1分,计15分）
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About a week ago, when I was playing basketball at our local park, I noticed a small group of boys picking on a smaller, skinnier boy. They were _1___his names and even pushed him to the ground and kicked dirt in his face. ___2___I saw that, I walked over to the group.
I stepped ___3__them and the smaller boy, and asked them politely what this boy had done worthy of __4__they were doing to him. One of the boys replied, “He’s weird.” At that, I asked one of the boys if he thought his friend was weird, and the __5__was “No.” So, I asked another boy what the word “weird” __6_, and he said, “Different.” That was my cue(暗示). I told them that everyone is __7__, and that they all looked just as different to the other boy as he did to them. They all stood __8___for a moment, and then the most amazing thing happened. One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him. He ___9___to let him play with them.
I thanked the boy for being so __10___. As I looked around, I realized that there were dozens of other people at the park ___11___no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt happy that the boy was strong enough to stand up against his friends to ___12___someone in need, but I felt sad that ___13___else had even taken a second look.
I hope that my action helped them __14___ that they could have made a difference with a little ___15___, and maybe next time they will be the ones who choose to help.

A．giving B．making C．calling D．telling

A．When B．Before C．If D．Though

A．against B．between C．beside D．With

A．how B．why C．whom D．what

A．guess B．sign C．problem D．answer

A．read B．proved C．meant D．wrote

A．different B．free C．important D．Strong

A．angrily B．silently C．carefully D．happily

A．refused B．expected C．offered D．prepared

A．proud B．clever C．honest D．patient

A．or B．so C．and D．but

A．help B．stop C．love D．remember

A．someone B．anyone C．no one D．everyone

A．decide B．realize C．suggest D．agree

A．energy B．practice C．knowledge D．effort