A little boy invited his mother to attend his elementary school's first teacher- parent conference. To the little boy's __1__, she said she would go. This would be the __2__ time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he was embarrassed (难堪) by her __3__. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar (伤疤) that __4__ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy __5__ wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.

At the conference, the people were __6__ by the kindness and natural __7__ of his mother despite the scar, __8__ the little boy was still embarrassed and __9__ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within earshot of a(n) __10__ between his mother and his teacher, and heard them speaking.

"__11__ did you get the scar on your face?" the teacher asked.

The mother replied, "When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too __12__ to go in because the fire was out of control, so I went in. __13__ I was running towards his bed, I saw a beam coming down and I placed myself __14__ him trying to protect him. I was __15__ unconscious (失去知觉的) but fortunately , a fireman came in and __16__ both of us. "She touched the __17__ side of her face. "This scar will be permanent, but to this day, I have never __18__ doing what I did."

At this point , the little boy came out __19__ towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her and felt a great __20__ of the sacrifice (牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.

1. A. pleasure B. disappointment C. happiness D. delight

2. A. last B. second C. first D. final

3. A. manner B. appearance C. ugliness D. shyness

4. A. covered B. spread C. hurt D. hid

5. A. always B. often C. never D. still

6. A. surprised B. satisfied C. taught D. impressed

7. A. feeling B. honesty C. beauty D. bravery

8. A. but B. so C. or D. and

9. A. stopped B. kept C. hid D. tore

10. A. argument B. question C. discussion D. conversation

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

12. A. anxious B. afraid C. worried D. cruel

13. A. Before B. As C. Since D. After

14. A. above B. towards C. off D. over

15. A. beaten B. knocked C. lost D. found

16. A. helped B. noticed C. protected D. saved

17. A. burned B. cut C. darkened D. recovered

18. A. minded B. cared C. remembered D. regretted

19. A. crying B. running C. pushing D. forcing

20. A. sense B. wave C. favor D. benefit

Lisa, 14, smiled as she turned to see who it was.

But the smile   1   . For it was not a friend who had   2   her, but a dense cloud of angry bees.

Lisa held her breath. She made up her mind not to panic. She quickened her pace. But the dark cloud still    3   her.

And suddenly they were swarming（成群地飞）all over her,    4   in her hair, on her thin summer blouse and bare（赤裸的）arms.

Then,    5   to control herself, Lisa threw up her hands to   6   her face and screamed（尖叫）for help. But her screams on the main country road to Odiham, Hampshire, went unheeded（无人留意的） by passers-by as raging bees stung（叮）her again and again. Car after car   7   by, but nobody stopped to    8   .

Then suddenly there was a screech（刹车声）of tires. Lisa   9   a gentle hand on her arm and a man's voice firmly, “Quick, into the car!” It was several minutes   10   she realized that it was a police patrol（巡逻）car.

But the   11   was not over yet. For the bees were still raging. And the police were uncertain what to do.

Learning that Lisa's home was only half a mile away, the driver   12   it with siren（报警器）blaring（喇叭声）. When the patrol car stopped   13   Lisa's home, she was still   14   , “They’re biting me. ”

Only after the girl's mother had rushed her to the   15   and put her fully-clothed   16   a cold shower was the last bee dislodged（移走）.

Then while Lisa stood sobbing, the mother and police officer Richard Panton removed 18 stings. A dozen more were later removed by a family   17   , who also gave Lisa injection(注射).

Lisa said, “I was very    18    that the police came by because nobody else   19   . And the doctor told me I could have been   20   if many more bees had stung me. ”

1. A. missing　　  　　  B. lost　　  　　　　　　    C. froze　　  　　　　　　 D. remained

27. A. touched　　      B. called　　  　　　　　　 C. knew　　  　　　　　　 D. knocked

3. A. covered　　  　　  B. caught　　  　　　　   C. followed　　  　　    D. kept

4. A. lying　　  　　　　  B. placing　　  　　　　   C. standing　　  　　　　 D. settling

5. A. hopeful　　       B. unable　　  　　　　    C. anxious　　      　　 D. difficult

6. A. save　　  　　　　   B. satisfy　　  　　　　   C. prevent　　  　　　　  D. protect

7. A. went　　  　　　　  B. flew　　  　　　　　　　　　　 C. sailed　　  　　　　　　 D. walked

8. A. ask　　  　　　　    B. hide　　  　　　　　　   C. help　　  　　　　　　   D. watch

9. A. learned　　　　  B. felt　　  　　　　　　    C. touched　　  　　　　 D. thought

10. A. when　　  　　　　　　  B. until　　  　　　　　　   C. before　　  　　　　   D. after

11. A. danger　　  　　  B. matter　　  　　　　    C. business　　  　　    D. accident

12. A. came up to　　  　　  B. headed for　　  　　  C. went down　　      D. drove off

13. A. towards　　      B. inside　　  　　　　　　 C. nearby　　  　　　　   D. outside

14. A. smiling　　  　　 B. crying　　  　　　　    C. talking　　  　　　　   D. beating

15. A. kitchen　　  　　 B. living room　　  　　 C. bathroom　　  　　　　　　  D. bedroom

16. A. under　　  　　　　　　  B. below　　  　　　　    C. over　　  　　　　　　　　　　 D. above

17. A. teacher　　  　　 B. driver　　  　　　　    C. doctor　　  　　　　   D. cook

18. A. pleased　　  　　 B. thankful　　  　　　　 C. successful　　  　　 D. lucky

19. A. helped　　  　　  B. stopped　　  　　　　  C. passed　　  　　　　   D. noticed

20. A. killed　　  　　    B. wounded　　  　　    C. murdered　　  　　　　　　  D. beaten

 

Lisa, 14, smiled as she turned to see who it was.

But the smile   1   . For it was not a friend who had   2   her, but a dense cloud of angry bees.

Lisa held her breath. She made up her mind not to panic. She quickened her pace. But the dark cloud still    3   her.

And suddenly they were swarming（成群地飞）all over her,    4   in her hair, on her thin summer blouse and bare（赤裸的）arms.

Then,    5   to control herself, Lisa threw up her hands to   6   her face and screamed（尖叫）for help. But her screams on the main country road to Odiham, Hampshire, went unheeded（无人留意的） by passers-by as raging bees stung（叮）her again and again. Car after car   7   by, but nobody stopped to    8   .

Then suddenly there was a screech（刹车声）of tires. Lisa   9   a gentle hand on her arm and a man's voice firmly, “Quick, into the car!” It was several minutes   10   she realized that it was a police patrol（巡逻）car.

But the   11   was not over yet. For the bees were still raging. And the police were uncertain what to do.

Learning that Lisa's home was only half a mile away, the driver   12   it with siren（报警器）blaring（喇叭声）. When the patrol car stopped   13   Lisa's home, she was still   14   , “They’re biting me. ”

Only after the girl's mother had rushed her to the   15   and put her fully-clothed   16   a cold shower was the last bee dislodged（移走）.

Then while Lisa stood sobbing, the mother and police officer Richard Panton removed 18 stings. A dozen more were later removed by a family   17   , who also gave Lisa injection(注射).

Lisa said, “I was very    18    that the police came by because nobody else   19   . And the doctor told me I could have been   20   if many more bees had stung me. ”

1. A. missing　　  　　  B. lost　　  　　　　　　    C. froze　　  　　　　　　 D. remained

27. A. touched　　      B. called　　  　　　　　　 C. knew　　  　　　　　　 D. knocked

3. A. covered　　  　　  B. caught　　  　　　　   C. followed　　  　　    D. kept

4. A. lying　　  　　　　  B. placing　　  　　　　   C. standing　　  　　　　 D. settling

5. A. hopeful　　       B. unable　　  　　　　    C. anxious &nbs
mp;        　　 D. difficult

6. A. save　　  　　　　   B. satisfy　　  　　　　   C. prevent　　  　　　　  D. protect

7. A. went　　  　　　　  B. flew　　  　　　　　　　　　　 C. sailed　　  　　　　　　 D. walked

8. A. ask　　  　　　　    B. hide　　  　　　　　　   C. help　　  　　　　　　   D. watch

9. A. learned　　　　  B. felt　　  　　　　　　    C. touched　　  　　　　 D. thought

10. A. when　　  　　　　　　  B. until　　  　　　　　　   C. before　　  　　　　   D. after

11. A. danger　　  　　  B. matter　　  　　　　    C. business　　  　　    D. accident

12. A. came up to　　  　　  B. headed for　　  　　  C. went down　　      D. drove off

13. A. towards　　      B. inside　　  　　　　　　 C. nearby　　  　　　　   D. outside

14. A. smiling　　  　　 B. crying　　  　　　　    C. talking　　  　　　　   D. beating

15. A. kitchen　　  　　 B. living room　　  　　 C. bathroom　　  　　　　　　  D. bedroom

16. A. under　　  　　　　　　  B. below　　  　　　　    C. over　　  　　　　　　　　　　 D. above

17. A. teacher　　  　　 B. driver　　  　　　　    C. doctor　　  　　　　   D. cook

18. A. pleased　　  　　 B. thankful　　  　　　　 C. successful　　  　　 D. lucky

19. A. helped　　  　　  B. stopped　　  　　　　  C. passed　　  　　　　   D. noticed

20. A. killed　　  　　    B. wounded　　  　　    C. murdered　　  　　　　　　  D. beaten