6."Look,it's Baldy!"A boy shouted in my direction across the playground.Even though I was used to regular insults(侮辱) because of the (41)Con my head,it was (42)A horrible to hear.I sighed as I headed back to the class.
When I was just 20months old,I suffered serious (43)D after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head.I was (44)A to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while the doctors (45)B to save my life."Holly's very (46)Bto be alive,"they told Mum and Dad."But she'll be (47)Cwith scars on her head,and of course her hair won't grow there."
As a child,I cared much about my scars,so I (48)Bwore a scarf(围巾) to cover them up when I left home.(49)CI didn't,people would call me horrible names like Baldy.Although my friends were always comforting me,they never (50)Dunderstood how it felt.
Then through the hospital I was (51)Bto a children's burns camp,where children like me can get any help.There,I (52)A14-year-old Stephanie,whose burns are a lot more serious than mine.But she is so (53)B that she never lets anyone put her down."You shouldn't (54)Dwhat people say about what you look like because we're not different from anyone else,Holly,"she(55)Bme."And you don't need to wear a scarf because you look great (56)Cit!"For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who'd been through something (57)A.So weeks later,at my 13th birthday party,(58)Dby her bravery,I gave up my scarf and showed off my scars.It felt amazing not having to (59)A away behind my scarf.
Now,I am (60)D of what I look like and much happier,because I have realized it is your personality(个性)that decides who you truly are.
| 41.A.hat | B.scarf | C.scars | D.cuts |
| 42.A.still | B.just | C.never | D.seldom |
| 43.A.hunger | B.cold | C.defeats | D.burns |
| 44.A.rushed | B.led | C.invited | D.forced |
| 45.A.learned | B.fought | C.returned | D.decided |
| 46.A.happy | B.lucky | C.lonely | D.poor |
| 47.A.pressed | B.occupied | C.left | D.painted |
| 48.A.possibly | B.usually | C.finally | D.nearly |
| 49.A.Although | B.Since | C.If | D.Before |
| 50.A.correctly | B.roughly | C.easily | D.really |
| 51.A.promoted | B.introduced | C.reported | D.carried |
| 52.A.met | B.recognized | C.remembered | D.caught |
| 53.A.honest | B.strong | C.active | D.young |
| 54.A.write down | B.agree with | C.pass on | D.listen to |
| 55.A.promised | B.encouraged | C.ordered | D.calmed |
| 56.A.in | B.for | C.without | D.beyond |
| 57.A.similar | B.strange | C.hard | D.important |
| 58.A.allowed | B.required | C.guided | D.inspired |
| 59.A.hide | B.give | C.keep | D.put |
| 60.A.sick | B.aware | C.tired | D.proud |