题目内容：

When I was three years old, my parents discovered I was totally deaf. After consulting with many doctors, they made a decision about my ______. Instead of sending me to a private school for the deaf, they decided to send me to a ______ one.

From the first day there, the other kids _______ me and called me names ______ my hearing aid and the way I talked. I experienced great _________because, in addition to the problems of “fitting in” with the other students, I also struggled with my _________ I seemed to spend every spare moment doing homework just so I could __________. The teachers didn’t know what to do with me. Because of my hearing disability, I was constantly________ everyone, “What did he/she say?” But I _______that everyone would soon grow tired of repeating everything back to me. Since fitting in was so ________ to me, every time people around me laughed or smiled, I did the same even though I__________had no idea what was going on. On the surface, I was _______, but in reality, my self-esteem（自尊） was quite low. Mrs. Jordan, my 5th grade teacher, _______ all of that with a simple three-word phrase. One morning, she asked the class a question. I read her lips and _______raised my hand. I couldn’t________it –for once I knew the ______. But, when she called on me, I was_______. I took a deep breath and nervously answered Mrs. Jordan’s question.

I’ll never forget what __________ next. With sparkling eyes and a wide smile she cried, “That’s right, Stephen!” For the first time in my young life, I was an instant star. My heart burst with pride. I sat a little taller in my chair. My __________ soared（猛增） as never before. From that day forward, my______ and speech improved greatly and my popularity among my classmates increased.

1.A. performance    B. journey    C. career    D. education

2.A. special    B. new    C. normal    D. big

3.A. laughed at    B. talked about    C. waited for    D. thought of

4.A. except for    B. because of    C. instead of    D. according to

5.A. anxiety    B. fear    C. regret    D. shock

6.A. friendship    B. schoolwork    C. singing    D. dancing

7.A. get out    B. speed up    C. grow up    D. keep up

8.A. reminding    B. helping    C. asking    D. doubting

9.A. ensured    B. expected    C. imagined    D. worried

10.A. easy    B. natural    C. important    D. strange

11.A. finally    B. usually    C. gradually    D. regularly

12.A. smart    B. flexible    C. outgoing    D. energetic

13.A. explained    B. supported    C. covered    D. changed[

14.A. immediately    B. frequently    C. luckily    D. carefully

15.A. have    B. believe    C. remember    D. make

16.A. answer    B. rule    C. plan    D. secret

17.A. angry    B. quiet    C. afraid    D. helpless

18.A. arrived    B. improved    C. began    D. happened

19.A. confidence    B. memory    C. kindness    D. patience

20.A. experiments    B. grades    C. relationships    D. conditions