The following is some children’s wish for the New Year.

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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Joe lost his arms in an accident that killed his father. Since then, he has had to depend on the     36   of his younger sister Ella. In order to take care of him, Ella became his shadow, never leaving him     37    for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do anything in his life. 
As they grew up together, they had their share of     38   and they would often quarrel. Then one day, Ella wanted to separate from Joe, living    39    own life. So Joe was heart-broken and didn’t know what to do.
A     40    misfortune (不幸) struck Rosa, too. One night her mother, who suffered(受苦) from mental illness,     41    . So her father went out looking for her mother. She tried to cook meals for her parents, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.
Though her elder sister Susan showed her willingness to take care of her, Rosa decided to be    42    independent. And most of all she learned to do things on her own. Once she wrote the following in her composition: “I’m lucky. Though I lost my arms, I still have legs. Though my wings are broken, my heart can still     43  .”
　　One day，Joe and Rosa were both invited to a television interview program. Joe told the TV host about his     44    future at being left on his own, while Rosa was full of hope for her life. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. Joe wrote：My younger sister’s arms are my arms;     45     Rosa wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.
They had both stood the same sufferings, but their different     46    determined(决定) the nature of their lives. It is true that life is unpredictable. How you deal with misfortune is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and run away from the suffering，it will always     47    you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.

Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she talked about how she became a percussion soloist（打击乐器独奏演员）in spite of deafness.
“Early on I decided not to allow the   1  of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began   2  piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion（酷爱）for music grew. But I also began to lose my   3 . Doctors told me that the nerve damage(神经损伤) was the  4  and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never left me.”
“My   5  was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I learned to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can  6  the pitch of a note（音调高低）by the vibrations（振动）I feel through my body and through my imagination. My sound world exists by making use of almost every   7 that I have.”
“I decided to be a musician even though I was deaf, and applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had   8  this before and some teachers disagreed with me. Because of my performance, I finally entered the academy and went on to  9  with the academy’s highest honors a few years later.”
“I’ve been a soloist for more than ten years. 10  the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t mean that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be limited by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”

Do you remember who gets angry because you forget to tidy up your room before going out? Do you remember who feels ?? ? ?? with your dress from head to feet? This person is ?? ? ?? your boss nor your friend. It’s funny that you have to ?? ? ?? to her even though you sometimes don’t like to hear anything she has said. It’s our mother, a great ?? ? ?? in the world to us.

I always ?? ? ?? my mother if we have a “long time no see”. But this kind of missing is always quieted down by ?? ? ?? because I come back home for comfort and ?? ? ?? but mum always puts more pressure on me. Of course, I know she? ?? ? ?? about me too much and just has a lot of words to tell me. But the ?? ? ?? turns to be pressure. On the other hand, I hurt her and make her feel lonely even though I am ?? ? ?? her. Then what can we do? This problem is really hard to deal with. I think not ?? ? ?? I have this problem. Here are my ideas. When we find there are some unhappy things going to ?? ? ?? , shall we just stop for 30 ?? ? ?? ? Give me a chance to rest in your arms and we sing a childish song together just like when I was ?? ? ?? ? I need your love indeed but without telling me to do as you wish me to. And then let’s go out for a walk hand in hand. Tell me what’s in your ?? ? ?? gently and slowly. I will feel better if you don’t just pour them out.

1.A. dissatisfied????????????? ????????????? B. uncertain????????????? ????????????? C. untrue????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. dishonest

2.A. never????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. either????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. neither????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. none

3.A. belong????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. listen????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. change????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. follow

4.A. advisor????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. teacher????????????? ????????????? C. instructor????????????? ????????????? D. woman

5.A. write????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. miss????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. love????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. cheer

6.A. arguments????????????? ????????????? B. works????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. helps????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. talks

7.A. money????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. support????????????? ????????????? C. relaxation????????????? ????????????? D. advice

8.A. thinks????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. worries????????????? ????????????? C. plans????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. manages

9.A. description????????????? ????????????? B. condition????????????? ????????????? C. care????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. mind

10.A. against????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. beyond????????????? ????????????? C. among????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. beside

11.A. only????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. myself????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. alone????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. except

12.A. break????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. happen????????????? ????????????? C. discover????????????? ????????????? D. appear

13.A. hours????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. days????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. seconds????????????? ????????????? D. weeks

14.A. stronger????????????? ????????????? ??? B. younger????????????? ????????????? C. cooler????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. cleverer

15.A. heart????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. pocket????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. diary????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. life