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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
One lunchtime when I was in the third grade will stay with me always. I had been 21 to be the princess in the school play，and for weeks my mother had painstakingly 22 my lines with me. But no matter how easily I 23 them at home，as soon as I stepped onstage，every word 24 from my head.
Finally. my teacher took me aside. She explained that she had written a narrator’s(旁白者) part to the play，and asked me to switch 25 . Her words， 26 delivered，still stung(刺耳)，especially when I saw my 27 go to another girl.
I didn’t tell my mother what had happened when I went home for lunch that day. But she 28 my unease，and instead of suggesting we practice my 29 ，she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard.
It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine(枝条) was turning 30 . We could see yellow dandelions(蒲公英) popping through the grass in bunches.
I watched my mother 31 bend down by one of the clumps(丛)，“I think I’m going to 32 all these weeds.’’ she said. “From now on，we’ll have only roses in this garden.” “But I like dandelions.” I 33 . “All flowers are beautiful—even dandelions”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes，every flower gives 34 in its own way，doesn’t it?” She asked thoughtfully. “And that is 35 of people too,” she added. “Not everyone can be a 36 ，but there is no shame in that.”
Relieved that she had guessed my 37 , I started to cry as I told her what had happened.
“But you will be a 38 narrator,” she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her, “The narrator’s part is as 39 as the part of the princess.”
Over the next few weeks, with her constant 40 , I learned to take pride in the role. Lunchtimes were spent reading over my lines and talking about what I would wear.
21. A. trained B. picked C. tested D. expected
22. A. rewritten B. changed C. questioned D. practiced
23. A. replaced B. selected C. delivered D. designed
24. A. disappeared B. came C. failed D. shone
25. A. seats B. roles C. tasks D. ideas
26. A. secretly B. exactly C. fully D. kindly
27. A. goal B. duty C. part D. work
28. A. sensed B. ignored C. admitted D. controlled
29. A. speeds B. skills C. 1ines D. questions
30. A. empty B. green C. dry D. soft
31. A. casually B. angrily C. joyfully D. proudly
32. A. dig up B. give out C. turn over D. set down
33. A. nodded B. cried C. added D. sighed
34. A. fortune B. heat C. favor D. pleasure
35. A. true B. wise C. possible D. equal
36. A. director B. host C. princess D. king
37. A. trick B. pain C. joy D. anger
38. A. beautiful B. thankful C. cheerful D. merciful
39. A. strange B. useful C. exciting D. important
40. A. challenge B. competition C. encouragement D. agreement
