I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard the young voice. “Mom, come here! There’s this lady here, my_______!”
The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to_______.
I smiled and told her: “It’s okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darry Kramer. How are you?” He_______ me from head to toe, and asked: “Are you a little_______?”
“Yes, I have a son,” I answered. “Why are you so little?” he asked.
“It’s the way I was_______,”I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand, and left.
My life as a little person is filled with_______like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance to see my_______. I stand 114 cm tall. I was born a dwarf (侏儒)._______ so, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn’t_________ how short I was until I started school. Some kids picked on me, calling me names. Then I knew. I began to____________ the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I ______________ to climb the school bus stairs.
But I learned to smile and____________the fact that I was going to be____________my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I____________ in personality.
I’m 47 now, and the stares have not______________as I’ve grown older. People are____________when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are rude, I____________myself: “Look what else I have — a great family, nice friends.”
It’s the children’s questions that make my life____________. I enjoy answering their questions. My______________is that people will accept their peers (同龄人), no matter what size and shape they come in, and treat them with____________
1. A.weight | B.size | C.shape | D.personality |
2. A.scold | B.explain | C.apologize | D.reply |
3. A.studied | B.identified | C.inspected | D.checked |
4. A.lady | B.mummy | C.person | D.girl |
5. A.raised | B.viewed | C.treated | D.born |
6. A.excuses | B.pains | C.stares | D.stories |
7. A.shortcoming | B.difference | C.ugliness | D.shyness |
8. 9. A.admit | B.care | C.fear | D.realize |
10. A.hate | B.tolerate | C.forget | D.ignore |
11. A.determined | B.struggled | C.managed | D.learned |
12. A.refuse | B.enjoy | C.consider | D.accept |
13. A.exposed | B.pitied | C.noticed | D.avoided |
14. A.made up for | B.ended up with | C.kept track of | D.made use of |
15. A.increased | B.decreased | C.improved | D.changed |
16. A.scared | B.satisfied | C.amazed | D.puzzled |
17. A.remind | B.inform | C.warn | D.praise |
18. A.fantastic | B.meaningless | C.embarrassing | D.special |
19. A.promise | B.intention | C.hope | D.advantage |
20. A.respect | B.frankness | C.sympathy | D.emotion |