题目内容：

We shall never look down upon the disabled. The experience on my twelfth birthday convinced me again.

On that day, my parents and I ________ toward a building to select a dog for me. Wheel-chaired since my birth, I really needed a ________ .

Two angelic Shih Tzus ________ me. A white male and his smaller sister, a black-and-white puppy.

I was more ________ the male which was far more playful. Yet the girl was so tiny, her black eyes attractive and sweet.

I held them ________, the male against the center of my chest, while the female in the warmth of my lap.

Seeing this, the employee whispered ________ me, “ Look, if I were you, I’d take the boy because the female’s _________. Her legs are deformed (变形的) ; she stands like a ballerina (芭蕾舞女) in first position.”

My eyes widened. Hadn’t he seen my legs or the wheelchair I sat in? I wondered.

Noticing my _________, the employee continued, “I don’t ________ to upset you, but she’ll need constant care. And the last thing you probably face is another pile of doctor bills.”

Wanting to _________ him wrong, I placed her on her feet. But _________ her great effort, she couldn’t keep her _________. _________her almost out of breath, I was moved. I knew her struggle far too well. I recalled those times ________ I had used all my strength to stand upright, and that unforgettable second when I stood tall – only to come crashing down.

“Okay… I’ll take him,” I said sadly.

As we were _________ good-bye to the little female, she struggled to back herself up. Her eyes bursting with ________.  she pushed her brother out of the way and then carefully placed one foot in front of the other, as she began to climb across my lap and up my shirt. She didn’t stop until she rested against my heart.

_____ and crying at the same time, I ________, “I hear you, ballerina dog. You’re coming home with me.” We would ________ whatever care she needed.

“Excuse me, sir,” I announced loudly, “I’ve changed my mind. I’m taking ________.”

1.A. telephoned    B. played    C. headed    D. made

2.A. companion    B. assistant    C. attendant    D. audience

3.A. was interested    B. interested    C. was excited    D. exciting

4.A. badly off    B. satisfied with    C. free from    D. bored with

5.A. all    B. either    C. both    D. whole

6.A. at    B. in    C. to    D. on

7.A. disability    B. disabled    C. inabilities    D. disabling

8.A. expression    B. appearance    C. tragedy    D. anger

9.A. like    B. mean    C. tend    D. ready

10.A. tell    B. decide    C. inform    D. prove

11.A. in spite of    B. although    C. though    D. however

12.A. balancing    B. balance    C. to balance    D. balanced

13.A. See    B. Seeing    C. Seen    D. Saw

14.A. on which    B. for which    C. when    D. where

15.A. saying    B. says    C. say    D. said

16.A. determination    B. decision    C. curiosity    D. love

17.A. Laughed    B. To laugh    C. Being laughed    D. Laughing

18.A. whispered    B. shouted    C. cried    D. talked

19.A. take    B. manage    C. arrange    D. make

20.A. the male dog    B. ballerina dog    C. neither    D. both