【Mymotherseemedtobeabletomakedollsoutofanything．Shemadesomedollsformeandmytwoeldersisters．I（21）___playingwiththem，butstill，secretly，Ihopedforastore-bought（22）___liketheoneourrichcousinhad．Herdol】

　　Mymotherseemedtobeabletomakedollsoutofanything．Shemadesomedollsformeandmytwoeldersisters．I（21）___playingwiththem，butstill，secretly，Ihopedforastore-bought（22）___liketheoneourrichcousinhad．Herdoll（23）___openandcloseitsblueglasseyesandevensay"Mamma"．I（24）___stoppedadmiringitandhopingtohaveone．

　　However，mydream（25）___cametruewhenIwassix．Onedaymyfathercamebackfromhisbusinesstripwiththree（26）___dolls!Theyweremuchsmallerthanourcousin'sdollandtheireyeswerejustpaintedones，butIdidnot （27）___suchdifferences．Theywere

　　（28）___"store-bought"dolls．WeeachchoseoneandInamed （29）___Misako．

　　SoonmysistersandIbecamedevoted （30）___．Our"children"keptus （31）___allday．Wegavethemabath，（32）___them，brushedtheirhair，tookthemoutforawalkandputthemtobed．Severalmonthslater，theygotmorelikerealchildren-their （33）___andbodiesbecamedirtier，theirdressesgotstained； theirhairlesssmooth．

　　But，bythen，（34）___interestsseemedtohavemovedinto （35）___toys．Theirdollswereabandonedandinbadcondition．Onehad （36）___oneofherarms，and （37）___wasone-legged．"Youcan （38）___them if you want，"mysisterssaidtome．Thus，Ihad （39）___dolls．Theywere more or less handicapped（残疾）andtheyoftenlookedatmeasiftheyneededmeto （40）___them．Ienjoyedthisfeelingofbeingneeded-beingtheonlyoneintheworldwhocouldprotectthemwithalotoflove．Indeed，theymadetherestofmychildhooddaysveryhappy．

　　21．A．wantedB．expectedC．hopedD．enjoyed22．A．dollB．toyC．girlD．baby23．A．mightB．shouldC．couldD．dared24．A．oftenB．neverC．sometimesD．seldom25．A．immediatelyB．firstlyC．hardlyD．finally26．A．beautifulB．lovelyC．store-boughtD．new27．A．careaboutB．dreamaboutC．thinkaboutD．worryabout