完形填空。 I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard the young voice. "Mom, come here! There's this lady here like my 1 !" The mother rushed to her son; then she turned tome to 2 . I smiled and told her: "It's okay." Then I talked to the boy, "Hi, I'm Darry Kramer. How are you?" He 3 me from head to toe, and asked: "Are you a little 4 ? "Yes, I have a son," I answered. "Why are you so little?" he asked. "It's the way I was 5 ," I said. "Some people are little. Some are tall. I'm just not going to grow any bigger." After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy's hand, and left. My life as a little person is filled with 6 like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents. It takes only one glance to see my 7 . I stand 114 cm tall. I was born a dwarf (侏儒). 8 this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up. I didn't 9 how short I was until I started school. Some kids laughed at me. Then I began to 10 30 thefirst day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I 11 to climb the school bus stairs. But I learned to smile and 12 the fact that I was going to be 13 my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I 14 in personality. I'm 47 now, and the stares have not 15 as I've grown older. People are 16 when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are 17 , I remind myself: "Look what else I have-a great family, nice friends." It's the children's questions that make my life 18 . I enjoy answering their questions. My 19 is that people will accept various peers (同龄人), whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with 20 . ( )1. A. weight ( )2. A. scold ( )3. A. studied ( )4. A. lady ( )5. A. raised ( )6. A. excuses ( )7. A. shortcomings ( )8. A. Besides ( )9. A. admit ( )10. A. hate ( )11. A. determined ( )12. A. receive ( )13. A. exposed ( )14. A. made up for ( )15. A. increased ( )16. A. scared ( )17. A. rude ( )18. A. disappointing ( )19. A. promise ( )10. A. respect B. size B. explain B. searched B. mommy B. taught B. pains B. strangeness B. Despite B. care B. tolerate B. battled B. enjoy B. pitied B. ended up with B. decreased B. satisfied B. curious B. meaningless B. suggestion B. courage C. shape C. apologize C. inspected C. person C. treated C. stares C. uniqueness C. Except C. fear C. forget C. managed C. consider C. noticed C. caught up withC. improved C. amazed C. regretful C. embarrassing C. hope C. pity D. age D. respond D. checked D. kid D. born D. stories D. shyness D. Beyond D. realize D. ignore D. learned D. accept D. avoided D. made use of D. changed D. puzzled D. cruel D. special D. advantage D. pride