题目内容：

Growing up, I always hid my thumbs in my fists because of their unusual shape. ________ they do look more like a big toe（脚趾）________ a thumb. And from an early age, my thumbs ________ another name “toe thumbs” .

In high school, I served as a cashier in a grocery store. One day, I was ________ a sweet little old lady and as I ________ her change back to her, she suddenly took my hands and said in a thick Polish ________, “You are Polish! Look at those ________ Polish thumbs! They match mine!” She raised her hands and ________ her thumbs to me that ________ weathered and wrinkled, looked exactly like mine! She ________ my hands again and said, “Be ________ of those thumbs!”

I’ll never forget that 30-second ________ with a stranger that forever ________ my view of a part of me I once was ________ by and now accept. As I was eating dinner with my Samuel tonight, he looked down at my hand ________ on the table next to his and said, “Mommy! Our thumbs ________!” I smiled and answered, “Yes, they do, buddy! Those are strong Polish ________ you have! Take pride in them! Maybe someday you’ll have a little boy or girl who will have the same thumbs!” I ________ my son never hides his thumbs like I did. I hope he’ll be proud of their “unusualness” and the ________ behind them. He carries on a(n) ________ part of me and that for me will always be beautiful!

1.A. Admittedly    B. Fortunately    C. Normally    D. Basically

2.A. other than    B. due to    C. instead of    D. along with

3.A. earned    B. cloned    C. found    D. deserved

4.A. waiting for    B. checking out    C. talking with    D. watching over

5.A. paid    B. charged    C. counted    D. donated

6.A. tune    B. voice    C. language    D. accent

7.A. beautiful    B. strange    C. long    D. clumsy

8.A. passed    B. recommended    C. showed    D. offered

9.A. till    B. unless    C. once    D. although

10.A. raised    B. inspected    C. examined    D. held

11.A. sure    B. skeptical    C. afraid    D. proud

12.A. appointment    B. conversation    C. bargain    D. deal

13.A. supported    B. changed    C. proved    D. hurt

14.A. embarrassed    B. frightened    C. delighted    D. amazed

15.A. scratching    B. resting    C. knocking    D. drawing

16.A. differ    B. suit    C. fight    D. match

17.A. fists    B. thumbs    C. toes    D. hands

18.A. guarantee    B. figure    C. insist    D. pray

19.A. scene    B. lesson    C. history    D. moment

20.A. unique    B. elegant    C. frank    D. sensitive