本题包括动词6个 ，短语2个，连词2个，名词4个，代词1个，副词3个，形容词2个。

（From Reader's Digest）

It was no wonder I was not looking forward to entering ninth grade. High school is well known for being a battleground, where everyone seems to be _1_ through physical changes, emotional mood swings, and low self-esteem. For me, _2__was my punishment。

I had always felt insecure and out of _3__ as one of the ＿4＿ members of my class, standing a head above the other girls and stooping at the ＿5＿of the line to avoid sticking __6__.

I especially hate being around large groups of people, like during the social hour after services at my church. __7__ the prayers were finished, I would leave as quickly as possible so I could __8__ other well-meaning congratulations, "Ruthie! Look how tall you're getting!”

My grandfather would watch me _9___ increasingly uncomfortable, but he did not _10_ at my self-consciousness or try to comfort me. ＿11＿, he would remind me. "Stand straight and tall," he would say, as I unsuccessfully tried to shrink myself. Moreover, each time, I would sheepishly comply. Even at age 15, I understood that his advice was about _12_ than just feet and inches.

My grandfather grew up in war-torn Europe. When German soldiers _13_ his hometown, He wound up joining the Soviet army to _14_ his country's freedom. "Stand straight, stand tall," meant something else back then.

_15_ the war, he boarded a boat for _16_, and on January 27, 1947, he stepped onto the dock in Manhattan. He was hungry and _17__ from seasickness. All alone in a new country, he was ＿18＿about his future. Still, he marched head-on into the streets of New York. Soon he met ＿19＿ European immigrants, each of them trying to find his or her own way. If they could do it, why couldn't he? "Stand straight, stand tall," he would remind himself. He felt his faith _20_. When he walked into the church that first time, he walked in proudly.

1.   A .getting         B going     C looking       D putting

2   A .age            B sex       C height        D face

3   A .place          B order     C control        D date

4   A .high           B taller      C lower        D shorter

5   A head           B end       C back          D side

6   A to             B out       C with          D off

7   A .until           B unless     C once         D before

8   A .accept         B receive    C avoid         D refuse

9   A .become        B grow      C turn          D make

10  A . look          B stare       C stay          D laugh

11  A .Instead        B Besides     C However      D  Therefore

12  A .other          B  more     C less          D rather

13  A .helped         B  developed       C occupied     D lived

14  A .fright against    B  fright for        C fright with    D fright to

15  A .Before         B  After           C When        D Last   

16  A .German        B  Australia        C America      D Canada

17  A .coming         B learning        C suffering     D differing

18  A .frightened       B worried        C anxious      D nervous

19  A .another         B the other        C other       D  others

20  A .returned        B returning        C going       D gone

文章简析：这是一篇很感动人的富含哲理的文章。通读全文体会祖孙两代人的生活经历和人生感悟：做人要勇敢，面对困难要挺直身躯勇敢面对，坚定信念相信自己。

答案：

1 B “go through” 经历

2 C   结合上下文，作者觉得身高使自己很尴尬。

3 A   out of place 固定词组表示不合适。

4 B   根据上文作者提到自己的高度是对自己的惩罚，所以可以判断应选taller。

5 B   既然个子高，作者当然想站在队伍的back了。

6 D   stick out “显得突出” 作者站在队伍最后边为了避免鹤立鸡群。

7 C   once  一…就。

8 C   avoid 避免。

9 B   grow在此处表示逐渐变得…

10 D  laugh at为固定词组，嘲笑。

11 A  Instead 副词，表示恰恰相反。

12 B    more than 此题表示不仅仅是。作者意识到祖父说的话含有更深一层意思。

13 C  二战当中德国占领了许多欧洲国家。所以根据常识选C。

14 B   结合下半句我们可以知道祖父是为了祖国的自由而战，所以选fight for

15 B  战争结束后，祖父才可能做其它事情。

16 C   Manhattan是提示词。

17 C  suffer from 表示遭受晕船之苦。

18 A  刚到达一个陌生的国度，自己又是一无所有，对于未来肯定是“frightened”

19 A  祖父见到了别的欧洲移民。所以选other

20 B  此处表示祖父觉得自己的信心又恢复了所以选return。