My elder sister got a disease, locked in her own world. She could not look at people in the eye. She would repeat the words in a very low voice. It turned my parents’ world upside down. __1__, they worked very hard to make sure that everything seemed pleasant and peaceful for me. I knew __2__ about it until the age of ten.

It was then that I started to notice my sister was different. I __3__ to accept her as my sister in public. Then, an incident（小事）__4__ how I viewed（看待）my sister. One day, my sister had to put up a show, whether in a group, or by herself. As you can imagine, my sister was the only one left without a group. “I’ll __5__,” she told my parents. Hearing this, I was completely shocked（震惊）．I must stop this happening, or she would make me lose face, one way or another. “No!” I cried out．My parents shot me a look．I knew I had to watch her performance．I prayed（祈祷）__6__ that something would happen to stop her．

“No one knows she is your sister．It is fine, you do not need to tell anyone.” I remember telling myself the exact words as I sat in the hall, waiting for the show to start．Finally, my sister started to sing．She opened her mouth, and I was shocked again — her voice was so __7__ in its power．I felt really sorry．How could I have doubted her abilities? I had been so __8__．

Regret and __9__ filled my heart．Actually, my sister knew all the things I had done to her, but she __10__ minded．I decided to love her unconditionally（无条件地）．It was as if a veil（面纱）had been lifted from my eyes, and my heart was full．

（ ）1. A. So B. Then C. However D. Finally
（ ）2. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
（ ）3. A. decided B. refused C. expected D. promised
（ ）4. A. suggested B. showed C. explained D. changed
（ ）5. A. dance B. sing C. play D. draw
（ ）6. A. silently B. openly C. excitedly D. happily
（ ）7. A. creative B. beautiful C. low D. strange
（ ）8. A. wrong B. serious C. busy D. careful
（ ）9. A. shame B. worry C. surprise D. fear
（ ）10. A. sometimes B. always C. ever D. never

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