完形填空。      Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a    1  
the summer before my busy senior year, but my mother asked me to do her a    2  . One of her colleagues
needed a full-time    3  . "You planned to volunteer at the local hospital, why not volunteer to    4   Nick
instead?" Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a    5   child.
     Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centres would not 
  6   him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium (平衡) problems. He
couldn"t    7   or run properly. I was hesitating (犹豫)    8   I was to take the job when my mother    9  ,
"Don"t you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the    10  ."
     Then I told her I was    11   for the job.
     The day started at 7:00 a.m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little    12  ,
he was quite a mix.
     In the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings (秋千), the boy"s
face    13   up - how he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be    14  
to get a child to go down a slide (滑梯). Believe me, it wasn"t! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience
and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his    15   and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
     Halfway through the summer, he    16   it to the top of the slide. With my arms    17   him tightly, we
flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a
big    18   and asked, "May I go down again, alone?" I had never been happier in my life when I saw this
little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children    19   for granted.  This    20   child taught me
that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.

(     )1. A. grade       (     )2. A. service     (     )3. A. nurse       (     )4. A. protect     (     )5. A. normal       (     )6. A. admit       (     )7. A. speak       (     )8. A. if           (     )9. A. suggested   (     )10. A. energy     (     )11. A. eager       (     )12. A. awareness   (     )13. A. delighted   (     )14. A. difficult   (     )15. A. fears       (     )16. A. climbed     (     )17. A. taking     (     )18. A. kiss       (     )19. A. play       (     )20. A. miserable

B. course     B. favour     B. waitress   B. defend     B. naughty     B. receive     B. play       B. what       B. argued     B. courage     B. sorry       B. balance     B. cheered     B. simple     B. worries     B. got         B. holding     B. clap       B. do         B. smart

C. project     C. business     C. guard       C. attend       C. clever       C. accept       C. stand       C. why         C. challenged   C. faith       C. grateful     C. knowledge   C. lit         C. interesting C. chances     C. managed     C. bringing     C. welcome     C. take         C. brave

D. relaxation     D. trade         D. guide         D. comfort       D. happy         D. adopt         D. walk           D. where         D. commented     D. time           D. ready         D. control       D. shut           D. terrible       D. situations     D. made           D. greeting       D. surprise       D. enjoy         D. special