五、完形填空
Not long ago, I arrived at a meeting earlier. So I walked into a room, and there I saw some volunteers were busy with handouts(手册)of the meeting. I went over and asked if I could 1. Seeing I was lame(瘸腿的), one of the ladies 2 said, "Oh, no, thank you." and offered me a chair to just sit while they were working.
Then, 3 volunteer came into the room, saw me sitting there doing nothing and said, "Hey, young man. Come on over there. There's work to do, and you can help." He put two chairs together, placed two stacks(摞)of handouts and 4 me, "OK, the left piece goes on top of the right one."
"Fine, I can do that," I said. And just like that, I was now happy to be part of the 5.
This member of the group saw that my disability did not mean an inability(无能)to help. Later, I 6 him and asked why he invited me to help. "Well, I believe we'd finish more quickly with more 7. Of course you can help," he replied.
The kind lady 8 my offer of help, but I know that she didn't mean to offend(冒犯)me. Too often, the disabled people are left out of a social group because of their 9, but not because of their inability.
It's important for all of us to feel part of a group. And when we are included, we feel that we are accepted and respected as a full and equal member of a group. It sends a 10 that says, "To us, your abilities are more important than your disability."
()1. A. enter
B. read
C. leave
D. help
()2. A. completely
B. politely
C. loudly
D. coldly
()3. A. any
B. other
C. another
D. the other
()4. A. showed
B. moved
C. treated
D. scared
()5. A. meeting
B. family
C. group
D. community
()6. A. thanked
B. introduced
C. guided
D. greeted
()7. A. heads
B. fingers
C. legs
D. hands
()8. A. wanted
B. refused
C. accepted
D. lost
()9. A. ability
B. disability
C. confidence
D. honesty
()10. A. message
B. gift
C. notice
D. suggestion

1－5 DBCAC 6－10 ADBBA