“Can I see my baby?” the happy new mother asked. When the baby was placed in her arms and she was 36 . The baby had been born without ears.
Time 37 that the baby’s hearing was perfect. It was only his 38 that was damaged. When he rushed home from school one day and 39 himself into his mother’s arms, she sighed, 40 that he would have many heartbreaks in his life.
He grew up and became a 41 with his classmates. He might 42 have been class president, but for that. The boy’s father 43 with the family physician in secret. “Could 44 be done?” the father asked. “I believed I could 45 on a pair of outer ears, if they could be got,” the doctor answered. So the 46 began for a person who would make such a 47 for a young man.
Two years went by. Then the father said, “You are going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will give the ears you need. 48 it’s a secret,” said the father. The operation was very 49 , and a new person appeared. “But I must know!” he urged his father. “Who 50 so much for me? I could never do enough for him.” “I do not believe you could.” said the father.
The secret was 51 for years till he stood with his father over his mother’s clip_image002[6]coffin. Slowly and 52 , his father raised his mother’s thick brown hair to 53 that his mother had no outer ears. “Mother said she was 54 she never let her hair be cut,” he whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought she was less 55 , did they?”
36.A.angry B.surprised C.disappointed D.curious
37.A.told B.seemed C.proved D.saw
38.A.figure B.face C.ear D.appearance
39.A.put B.got C.sent D.took
40.A.knowing B.guessing C.doubting D.wondering
41.A.enemy B.favorite C.stranger D.friend
42.A.ever B.even C.also D.still
43.A.asked B.chatted C.spoke D.said
44.A.something B.everything C.anything D.nothing
45.A.transplant B.operate C.set D.fix
46.A.operation B.interview C.search D.examination
47.A.devotion B.sacrifice C.effort D.contribution
48.A.Therefore B.Though C.But D.Otherwise
49.A.normal B.useful C.difficult D.successful
50.A.changed B.worked C.gave D.did
51.A.discussed B.hidden C.spread D.kept
52.A.carefully B.sadly C.tenderly D.excitedly
53.A.see B.find C.tell D.show
54.A.proud B.glad C.worried D.regretful
55.A.respectable B.ugly C.beautiful D.fashionable