Part II. Cloze Test (30 points)

　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Read the passage carefully and choose the one that fits right into the passage.

　　I grew up knowing I was different, and I 16 it. I was born with a misshapen (畸形的)lip. When my schoolmates asked, “What happened to your 17 ?” I’d tell them I’d fallen and 18 it on a piece of glass. Somehow it seemed more acceptable to have suffered an accident than to have been born 19 . I was sure that no one 20 my family could love me, or even liked me. Then I entered Mrs. Leonard’s second-grade class.

　　Mrs. Leonard was round and pretty, with shining brown hair and warm, dark, 21 eyes. Everyone admired her. But 22 came to love her more than I did. And I loved her for a 23 reason.

　　The time came for the 24 tests given at our school. I could only just hear out of one ear, and I didn’t want others to know that I was different. So I cheated.

　　The “whisper test” 25 each child to go to the classroom door, turn sideways, close one ear with a finger, 26 the teacher whispered something from her desk, which the child repeated. Then the same for the other ear. Nobody checked how tightly the 27 ear was covered, so I only pretended to block mine.

　　As 28 I was the last. But all through the testing I 29 what Mrs. Leonard might say to me. I knew from previous tests that the teacher 30 things like “The sky is blue.” Or “Do you have new shoes?”

　　My 31 came. I turned my bad ear toward her, plugging up the other just enough to be able to hear. I waited and then came the 32 words that changed my life 33 .

　　Mrs. Leonard, the teacher I 34 , said softly, “I 35 you were my little girl.”

　　16. A. loved B. expected C. hated D. liked

　　17. A. lip B. ear C. finger D. eyes

　　18. A. beaten B. cut C. formed D. killed

　　19. A. similar B. happy C. sad D. different

　　20. A. inside B. with C. for D. outside

　　21. A. surprising B. smiling C. frightening D. blinding

　　22. A. everyone B. anyone C. no one D. someone

　　23. A. special B. strange C. usual D. simple

　　24. A. math B. history C. hearing D. blood

　　25. A. encouraged B. persuaded C. agreed D. required

　　26. A. if B. even if C. as if D. while

　　27. A. untested B. left C. bad D. tested

　　28. A. unusual B. usually C. usual D. unusually

　　29. A. examined B. wondered C. understood D. heard

　　30. A. questioned B. announced C. shouted D. whispered

　　31. A. time B. way C. opportunity D. chance

　　32. A. five B. six C. seven D. eight

　　33. A. sometimes B. often C. all D. forever

　　34. A. knew B. admired C. realized D. spoke

　　35. A. expect B. wish C. wanted D. knew