三、完形填空 (共10小题，计10分)

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。

A little boy invited his mother to his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To his surprise, she agreed. He felt   36  . Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a scar(疤痕)that covered the whole right side of her   37  .

At the meeting, all the people were   38   by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from   39  . Suddenly, he heard her mother talking with his teacher.

“  40   did you get the scar on your face?’’ the teacher asked. She answered, “When my son was a baby, his room caught on fire one day. Everyone was too    41   to go in, so I went in and ran towards his bed. Just then I saw a beam(梁) coming down and I placed myself over him trying to   42    him. I was knocked but luckily, a fireman saved   43   of us.” She touched the scar. “This scar will be here forever,   44   I will never regret(后悔)doing what I did.”

At this point, the little boy came out running to his mother   45   tears in his eyes. He hugged her and held her tightly the rest of the day.

36.A. worried B. happy C. angry D. proud

37.A. ear B. hand C. face D. arm

38.A. impressed B. followed C. excited D. encouraged

39.A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody

40.A. Where B. How C. Why D. What

41.A. afraid B. quiet C. calm D. careful

42.A. prevent B. stop C. protect D. held

43.A. neither B. either C. all D. both

44.A. because B. or C. but D. although

45.A. for B. of C. with D. without