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.

A．enjoyment B．disappointment C．surprise D．excitement

A．would B．could C．should D．must

A．noticed B．greeted C．accepted D．met

A．sick B．ashamed C．afraid D．tired

A．included B．passed C．covered D．shaded

A．talk about B．think about C．care about D．hear about

A．impressed B．surprised C．excited D．comforted

A．in sight of B．by means of C．by way of D．in spite of

A．hid B．protected C．separated D．escaped

A．understanding B．reminding C．hearing D．learning

A．carefully B．seriously C．nervously D．anxiously

A．As B．When C．Since D．While

A．so B．much C．quite D．too

A．out of control B．under control C．in control D．over control

A．helpless B．hopeless C．senseless D．useless

A．pointed B．showed C．wiped D．touched

A．ugly B．lasting C．serious D．frightening

A．forgot B．recognized C．considered D．regretted

A．honor B．sense C．happiness D．pride

A．quietly B．slightly C．tightly D．suddenly