( ) 18.Why has the speaker long been looked down upon?

A. He’s hearing-disabled.

B. He can’t get on well with his classmates.

C. Something is wrong with his brain.

( )19.What does the speaker want to prove?

A. He’s a non-disabled person.

B. Ha’s better at studies and sports than any other student.

C. He’s no different from the average teenagers.

( )20.What makes the speaker a strong person?

A. His physical limitation and his courage.

B. His hard training in studies and sports.

C. His family and school backgr ound.

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I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be 21 Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and though t, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd 22 ?" Just when I started to 23 that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 24 at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of 25 that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't 26 . Somebody had thought 27 of me to bring me a gift.

Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 28 Christmas there special and memorable, I 29 remembered the women's visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of 30 for as many children as I could possibly reach.

So I 31 a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, 32 with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were. 33 . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I 34 them that they couldn't open their presents 35 every child had come forward. Finally the 36 they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three. Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 37 up the room. The 38 in the room was obvious, and 39 wasn't just about toys. It was a feeling — the feeling I knew 40 that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.

21. A. sending B. receiving C. making D. exchanging

22. A. found B. prepared C. got D. expected

23. A. doubt B. hope C. suggest D. accept

24. A. broke in B. settled down C. turned up D. showed off

25. A. relief B. loss C. achievement D. justice

26. A. blamed B. loved C. forgotten D. affected