【Iwascute,active,happy…untilthatdaywhenIwas15monthsold.Ihadabadfall.I(16)onaglassrabbitanditcutmyeyebadlyenoughtoblindit.Thedoctorsaidthatiftheeyewastakenout,myfacewouldbecomeoutof(17】
Iwascute,active,happy…untilthatdaywhenIwas15monthsold.Ihadabadfall.I(16) onaglassrabbitanditcutmyeyebadlyenoughtoblindit.Thedoctorsaidthatiftheeyewastakenout,myfacewouldbecomeoutof(17)___,somyscarred(有疤痕的),blindandgreyeyelivedonwithme.
Peopleoftenaskeduncomfortablequestionsaboutmyeyeor(18)___ playedjokesonme.Whenthekidsplayedgames,Iwasalwaysthe"(19)___ guy".I(20)___imaginingthateveryonelookeddownonme.
YeteverytimeMomnoticedIwasunhappy,shewouldsaytome,"Holdyourheaduphighandfacetheworld."Ithelpedmemoveoninlife.
Asachild,IthoughtMommeant,"Becarefuloryouwillfalldownorknockintosomething(21)___ youarenotlooking."Asateenager,Ialwayslookeddowntohidemyshame(自卑),butIfoundthatpeople(22)___ mewhensometimesIheldmyheaduphigh.
InhighschoolIwasevenmademonitor,but(23)___Istillfeltlikeafreak(怪物).AllIreallywantedwastolooklike(24)___.Whenthingsgotreallybad,Iwouldcrytomymomandshe(25)___lookatmewithlovingeyesandsay,"Holdyourheaduphighandfacetheworld.Letthemseethe(26)___ thatisinside."Thatis(27)___ Momtaughtmepride.
Mom'sloveandencouragementgavemetheconfidencetoremovemyowndoubt.(28)___ Iwasabletolookpeopleintheeye.Ilearnednotonlytoappreciate(欣赏)myselfbuttohavedeeploveforothers.
"Holdyourheaduphigh"hasbeen(29)___ manytimesinmyhome.Eachofmychildrenhasfeltits(30)___.Thegiftshegavemelivesoninmychildren.
16.A.movedB.triedC.appearedD.landed17.A.placeB.orderC.shapeD.sight 18.A.stillB.evenC.almostD.hardly19.A.badB.goodC.kindD.rude 20.A.dressedupB.stoodupC.grewupD.broughtup 21.A.thoughB.butC.becauseD.so22.A.helpedB.likedC.enjoyedD.hated