A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s ___1___, she said she would go. This ___2___ be the first time that his classmates and t eacher ___3___ his mother and he felt ___4___ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕) that ___5___ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to ___6___ why or how she got the scar. At the meeting, the people were ___7___ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother ___8___ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and ___9___ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within ___10___ of a conversation between his mother and his teacher. The teacher asked ___11___, “How did you get the scar on your face?” The mother replied, “___12___ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was ___13___ afraid to go in because the fire was ___14___, 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 ___15___ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She ___16___ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be ___17___, but to this day, I have never ___18___ 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 ___19___ of the sacrifice(牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand ___20___ for the rest of the day. 小题1: A．enjoyment B．disappointment C．surprise D．excitement 小题2: A．would B．could C．should D．must 小题3: A．noticed B．greeted C．accepted D．met 小题4: A．sick B．ashamed C．afraid D．tired 小题5: A．included B．passed C．covered D．shaded 小题6: A．talk about B．think about C．care about D．hear about 小题7: A．impressed B．surprised C．excited D．comforted 小题8: A．in sight of B．by means of C．by way of D．in spite of 小题9: A．hid B．protected C．separated D．escaped 小题10: A．understanding B．reminding C．hearing D．learning 小题11: A．carefully B．seriously C．nervously D．anxiously 小题12: A．As B．When C．Since D．While 小题13: A．so B．much C．quite D．too 小题14: A．out of control B．under control C．in control D．over control 小题15: A．helpless B．hopeless C．senseless D．useless 小题16: A．pointed B．showed C．wiped D．touched 小题17: A．ugly B．lasting C．serious D．frightening 小题18: A．forgot B．recognized C．considered D．regretted 小题19: A．honor B．sense C．happiness D．pride 小题20: A．quietly B．slightly C．tightly D．suddenly