题目内容：

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并标在答题卷的相应位置。

The Child Is the Center of the Whole Thing

Children are amazing. Each one is so different, and they all surprise you. Sometimes it takes a bit of trial and error to inspire them to communicate and learn. A boy I visited this morning was so ________ that he wouldn’t say a word. His mother was very quiet, too. He wasn’t interested in the books I brought, so I tried a ________ way. We played a game of make-believe by using little toys. ________ he started, he showed great imagination and he was able to ________ his ideas. That’s my job as a home visitor — to model ways that parents can ________ their children’s potential(潜能) and get them ready for ________.

Every Monday morning, I ________ with the other 17 home ________ working in the Docklands community, and we compare notes. We all arrive in our blue ________ that have become so recognizable in this part of the city. ________, we have people ________ to us now in the streets as we make our daily rounds, and they ask if we would come to their ________ and help with their children. Twice a week, I visit nine houses. In each one, the mother, the child, and I ________ on the floor and play. Sometimes there’s a dad or a grandparent, but the child is always at the ________ of our little group, because the child is the point of the whole thing.

Our job is to give parents ________ about how to play with their children in ways that will ________ learning, language skills, and imagination. We let the child ________ the lead. Any teacher of small kids will tell you that they can ________ the ones whose parents read to them and play with them at home.

This week’s meeting with the other home visitors was very ________. Arlene Foster, from the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, came in to ________ to us about what we’re doing and how it fits in with the Council’s plan for early childhood education.

1.A. braveB. lovelyC. shyD. lazy

2.A. specialB. rareC. differentD. successful

3.A. BeforeB. WhetherC. UntilD. Once

4.A. inventB. expressC. writeD. support

5.A. foldB. huntC. unlockD. understand

6.A. riskingB. adjustingC. learningD. working

7.A. dealB. compareC. comeD. meet

8.A. parentsB. friendsC. doctorsD. visitors

9.A. shoesB. busesC. uniformsD. houses

10.A. In factB. In turnC. In returnD. In case

11.A. make upB. put upC. come upD. hold up

12.A. housesB. shopsC. businessesD. schools

13.A. lie downB. sit downC. pass downD. calm down

14.A. roomB. tableC. centerD. edge

15.A. ordersB. warningsC. regardsD. ideas

16.A. limitB. declineC. teachD. improve

17.A. controlB. takeC. offerD. review

18.A. blameB. spoilC. spotD. seek

19.A. honestB. timelyC. pleasingD. helpful

20.A. showB. talkC. referD. mean