My friend Kenny and his family had just returned from Disney World. “I saw a sight I’ll 31 forget,” he said. “I want you to know about it.”
He and his family were 32 Cinderella’s(灰姑娘)castle. It was packed with kids and parents. Suddenly all the children rushed to one 33 . If it had been a boat, the castle would have tipped over. Cinderella had 34 .
Kenny said she was a beautiful young girl with each hair 35 , white skin, and a sweet smile. She stood in the garden of 36 , each wanting to touch and to be touched.
For some reason Kenny 37 and looked toward the other side of the castle. There was a boy who might be seven or eight years old. His 38 was hard to determine because of his height. Dwarfed(侏儒)in height, he stood 39 quietly, holding the hand of an older brother.
It was very 40 that he wanted to be with the children. He 41 to be in the middle of the kids reaching for Cinderella. But can’t you feel his 42 of being turned down? Fear of being laughed at again?
But Cinderella 43 the little boy. She immediately began walking in his direction. 44 but firmly inching through the crowd of children, she became 45 . She walked quickly across the floor, bent down and placed a 46 on his face.
“I thought you would 47 the story,” Kenny told me. I did. It 48 me of the one you and I had heard of before. The names are 49 , but isn’t the story almost the same? In both cases a gift was given. In both cases love was 50 . In both cases the lovely one performed a gesture beyond words.
31. A. always | B. often | C. ever | D. never |
32. A. outside | B. inside | C. beside | D. behind |
33. A. side | B. step | C. wall | D. stop |
34. A. left | B. started | C. entered | D. disappeared |
35. A. in length | B. in place | C. in peace | D. in advance |
36. A. students | B. girls | C. parents | D. kids |
37. A. turned | B. whispered | C. jumped | D. shook |
38. A. name | B. appearance | C. age | D. mind |
39. A. thinking | B. watching | C. listening | D. searching |
40. A. strange | B. stupid | C. humorous | D. obvious |
41. A. longed | B. failed | C. regretted | D. pretended |
42. A. pleasure | B. anger | C. fear | D. amusement |
43. A. protected | B. noticed | C. supported | D. saved |
44. A. Rudely | B. Hardly | C. Relaxedly | D. Politely |
45. A. tired | B. busy | C. free | D. astonished |
46. A. kiss | B. hand | C. gift | D. touch |
47. A. catch | B. appreciate | C. follow | D. inspire |
48. A. warned | B. informed | C. reminded | D. cheated |
49. A. different | B. important | C. necessary | D. unique |
50. A. separated | B. divided | C. expanded | D. shared |
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