2 . The Little Baby Face Foundation (LBFF) provides free plastic surgery (整容手术) for children born with facial deformities (畸形). Many teenagers who have been _________ for their looks are now applying to have their problem areas “fixed” by LBFF.
Nadia, one 14-year-old teenager, had her face greatly changed in June when she went under the _________. Her classmates had been constantly making fun of her appearance. “They said I have the biggest ears that they’ve ever seen. They called me elephant ears,” Nadia said. Those _________ hurt her a lot. She even _________ how to end her own life.
But Nadia tried to _________ the bullying a secret from her mother, Lynda. Her mother was already dealing with mounting medical _________ for her 9-year-old son, Josh, who had a serious brain disease. When her mother did finally _________ about the bullying, she was heartbroken.
Then her mother _________ the LBFF, which accepted Nadia’s application. The surgeries were very _________ and it took months for her face to heal, but she did __________ return to school with a new face, a face she was finally proud of.
Nadia’s surgery may have helped her overcome her emotional pain, but should teenagers go to those __________ just because they are being bullied?
Experts __________ if the deformities are not really a problem to the child, plastic surgery is not the answer! In fact, when a teen decides to get plastic surgery because he or she is being bullied, it can send the wrong __________. By surgically changing the victim (受害者) of a bully, it is as if you __________ the bullying and agree the victim is in fact worthy of all those __________ he or she has been called.
1. A.laughed at | B.thought of | C.looked after | D.watched over |
2. A.practice | B.light | C.knife | D.process |
3. A.opinions | B.comments | C.thoughts | D.ideas |
4. A.wanted | B.needed | C.considered | D.managed |
5. A.keep | B.protect | C.end | D.shelter |
6. A.incomes | B.bills | C.notes | D.accounts |
7. A.work out | B.cut out | C.make up | D.find out |
8. A.turned in | B.asked for | C.related to | D.turned to |
9. A.quick | B.relaxed | C.pleasant | D.painful |
10. A.manage to | B.seek to | C.agree to | D.try to |
11. A.operations | B.extremes | C.evaluations | D.attitudes |
12. A.protest | B.declare | C.push | D.warn |
13. A.answer | B.way | C.notice | D.message |
14. A.recommend | B.remember | C.support | D.suppose |
15. A.sufferings | B.names | C.bullies | D.behaviors |