1 . “This is the emergency room calling and your son was just brought in with severe burns. We have called for a ( n) _______and are going to fly him to Seattle." Seattle was 350 miles from his college , so we knew immediately this was_______
The doctor described the_______,which caused the burns. At 6 a.m. , our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers. When they_______ the charcoal (木炭), it burst into flames because of the sprayed petrol. The flames shot to my son's head.
_______, one boy was quick -minded, grasped my son, and _______ him on the grass. While he saved his life , there was not enough _______to save him from fearful burns.
After he recovered, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery (整容) for 6 months _______it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling. So, he had to return to college with scars (伤疤) .
When I was a child, my mother told my sister who had a 10-inch very _______ scar on her arm,' "Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not__________it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn't matter to you.
I passed this wisdom on to my son. He took my advice to ________and returned to school with his head held high- glad he was alive. Later, he thought the scars did not matter and made the________to give up any plastic surgery.
We all have “scars” that we believe ________people to keep away from us. But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same________standards. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value________yourself, and your beauty will shine through.
1. A.airplane | B.hospital | C.doctor | D.ambulance |
2. A.optimist | B.cautious | C.severe | D.complex |
3. A.event | B.accident | C.reason | D.process |
4. A.got | B.moved | C.burned | D.lit |
5. A.Happily | B.Surprisingly | C.Fortunately | D.Slowly |
6. A.pushed | B.rolled | C.dropped | D.threw |
7. A.space | B.time | C.room | D.place |
8. A.if | B.while | C.because | D.although |
9. A.specific | B.violent | C.obvious | D.cruel |
10. A.mention | B.notice | C.reject | D.blame |
11. A.mind | B.life | C.spirit | D.heart |
12. A.attempt | B.effort | C.decision | D.conclusion |
13. A.invite | B.cause | C.allow | D.remind |
14. A.casual | B.tough | C.false | D.general |
15. A.by | B.over | C.beyond | D.within |