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A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent parent meeting. To the little boy’s       , she said she would go. This      be the first time that his classmates and teacher       his mother and he felt       of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕)that       nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to      why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were      by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother     the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and      himself from everyone. He did, however, get within    of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked      , “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “         my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was        afraid to go in because the fire was     ，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      but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She     the burned side of her face. “This scar will be      , but to this day, I have never      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       of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand      for the rest of the day.

A．disappointment B．enjoyment C．surprise D．excitement

A．would B．could C．should D．must

A．noticed B．greeted C．accepted D．met

A．sick B．ashamed C．afraid D．tired

A．included B．passed C．covered D．shaded

A．talk about B．think about C．care about D．hear about

A．impressed B．surprised C．excited D．comforted

A．in sight of B．by means of C．by way of D．in spite of

A．hid B．protected C．separated D．escaped

A．understanding B．reminding C．hearing D．learning

A．carefully B．seriously C．nervously D．anxiously

A．As B．When C．Since D．While

A．so B．much C．quite D．too

A．out of control B．under control C．in control D．over control

A．helpless B．hopeless C．senseless D．useless

A．pointed B．showed C．wiped D．touched

A．ugly B．lasting C．serious D．frightening

A．forgot B．recognized C．consider D．regretted

A．honor B．sense C．happiness D．pride

A．quietly B．slightly C．tightly D．suddenly

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38.A.willing               B.afraid                      C.eager                       D.ashamed
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