阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Tina in my class always wore a bright smile. This may not seem that unusual ___36___ that she suffered from a disease causing trouble in speaking and walking. Many times people didn’t ___37___ her. Maybe it was because she looked ___38___. Tina usually broke the ___39___ with people she met with a big “Hi”.

       One day the assignment (作业) was to memorize three stanzas (诗节) of the poem, “Don’t quit.” I made the assignment worth only ten points since I wasn’t ___40___ much from today’s teenagers.

       The day the assignment was due ___41___, and one by one each student ___42___ to recite the poem. “Sorry, Mr. Krause,” was the reply. ___43___, in disappointment and half kidding, I said that the ___44___ person who couldn’t recite the poem perfectly had to do ten pus-ups (俯卧撑). To my ___45___, Tina was next. Tina used the walker (助行架) to ___46___ to the front of the class and began reciting the poem. She recited the end of the first stanza when she made a mistake. ___47___ I could say a word, she ___48___ her walker to the side and started doing push-ups. I was shocked and wanted to say, “Tina, I was just ___49___!” But she struggled up in her walker and ___50__ the poem. She finished the rest of the poem ___51___, one of the few students who did.

       When she finished, a student asked, “Why did you do that? It’s ___52___ worth ten points!” “Because I want to be ___53___ you --- normal,” was her reply. ___54___ fell on the whole room when another student said, “Tina, we’re not ___55___--- we’re teenagers! We get in trouble all the time.”

       Tina got her ten points. She also got the love and respect of her classmates.

36. A. so               B. rather                     C. except                    D. in

37. A. speak to     B. believe in                C. care about               D. quarrel with

38. A. proud         B. careful                    C. shy                        D. different

39. A. rule            B. ice                          C. anger                     D. situation

40. A. wanting      B. thinking                   C. learning                  D. expecting

41. A. gained        B. turned                    C. arrived                            D. balanced

42. A. tried           B. managed                 C. refused                   D. failed

43. A. Suddenly    B. Sadly                     C. Luckily                   D. Finally

44. A. first           B. next                        C. last                         D. sick

45. A. happiness  B. disappointment        C. interest                   D. surprise

46. A. move                B. run                         C. ride                       D. drive

47. A. Before       B. As                       C. After                       D. While

48. A. took           B. threw                     C. handed                   D. drew

49. A. laughing     B. saying                     C. kidding                  D. frightening

50. A. read           B. forgot                    C. continued                D. learned

51. A. terribly       B. partly                      C. perfectly                 D. painfully

52. A. almost        B. never                     C. really                      D. only

53. A. like            B. with                       C. against                    D. for

54. A. Tears                B. Rain                       C. Silence                   D. Laugh

55. A. normal       B. brave                      C. smart                     D. kind