通读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Middle school is like a battleground, and everyone seems to be going through embarrassing (使人尴尬的) changes. For me, height was my ________ as I stood a head above the other girls. “Stand straight, stand tall,” my grandfather would say, as I didn’t want to look so _______ in front of my friends. And each time, I would embarrassingly do as he said. I understand that his ________ was about more than just height.
My grandfather grew up in Europe during World War Ⅱ. When the war suddenly broke out, he ________ to join the army to fight for his country’s freedom. “Stand straight, stand tall” meant something else back then. ________ the war, he went to America. All alone in a new country, he was ready to face his future.
There, he walked on the busy streets of New York. Soon, he met other ________ immigrants (移民), and each of them was trying to find his or her own way to success. If they could do it, ________ couldn’t he? “Stand straight, stand tall,” he would always ________ himself.
With the help of a warm-hearted friend, my grandfather got a clothing shop on the street. At first, he was nervous. He was trying to learn this new ________. Amazingly, with his efforts, my grandfather sold all the clothes, shoes, and gloves in no more than one month as if he had been doing it his whole life.
Listening to my grandfather’s great experiences has changed the way I see my own life. His advice to me has become much more than a ________ to improve my posture (体态). It tells me to be proud of who I am.
11. A.trouble | B.pleasure | C.question | D.advantage |
12. 13. A.advice | B.change | C.promise | D.standard |
14. A.used | B.forgot | C.refused | D.decided |
15. A.Since | B.During | C.Before | D.After |
16. A.Asian | B.African | C.Australian | D.European |
17. 18. A.remind | B.praise | C.regret | D.remember |
19. A.tale | B.lesson | C.business | D.language |
20. A.symbol | B.description | C.disagreement | D.challenge |