Question

One day I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice.

“Mom, come here! There's a lady here like my ______！” The mother ran to her son, then she turned to me and said sorry.

I ______， “It's okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, I'm Darry Kramer. How are you？”

The boy looked at me from head to toe. Then he asked, “Are you a little mommy？”

“Yes, I have a son，” I answered.

“______ are you so little？” he asked.

“It's the way I was born，” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I'm just not going to grow any bigger.” ______ I answered his questions, I shook the boy's hand, and left.

My life as a little person is filled ______ stories like that. I talk to children and explain why I look different from ______ mothers. I was born a dwarf(侏儒). I am very short and stand 114 cm tall. However, I did all the things other ______ did when I was growing up. I didn't realize(意识到) how ______ I was until I started school. New students would always stare(盯着看) at me as I tried to ______ the school bus stairs(阶梯). Some kids even laughed at me. Then I began to ______ the first day of school each year.

I'm 37 now, and the stares have not changed when I grow older. People are still ______ when they see me driving.

______， I learned to smile and accept the fact that I would be noticed my whole life.

I try to keep a ______ attitude(态度). When people are rude, I remind myself, “Look what else I have—a great family, nice friends.”

I enjoy ______ the children's questions. It's their questions that make my life special. My ______ is that people will respect(尊重) the different persons around them, whatever size they come in, and treat them in a friendly way.

1.A. face B. size C. friend D. aunt

2.A. smiled B. cried C. shouted D. refused

3.A. Where B. When C. Why D. How

4.A. Because B. Though C. Before D. After

5.A. in B. for C. of D. with

6.A. their B. her C. my D. our

7.A. mothers B. teachers C. kids D. parents

8.A. strong B. short C. thin D. fat

9.A. climb B. accept C. follow D. find

10.A. like B. trust C. notice D. hate

11.A. sad B. surprised C. worried D. bored

12.A. Finally B. Unluckily C. Suddenly D. Certainly

13.A. bad B. serious C. right D. upset

14.A. solving B. answering C. making D. asking

15.A. reason B. trouble C. hope D. message

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