题目内容：

完形填空

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，选出最佳选项。

A Different View

At age 14, 15 and 16, the way we looked was the most important thing in the world to us. My friends and I wanted nothing less than perfection.

In high school, we joined the gymnastics team, and our________ became even more important to us. We had no fat, only muscle. On the weekends, we would go to the beach, ________ of our flat stomachs.

One summer day, all my friends were at my house ________   . At one point, I was running back to the pool. I ________ on a bee, and while it was dying under my foot, it stung (蛰) me. I instantly started to feel ________. That night, I began to run a high fever and my leg and foot were red, hot and swollen. I couldn’t walk. I could barely ________ .

When my foot started to go numb, everyone became more ________ . My foot was not

getting enough blood. I had to go to the________ , and my leg hurt as if it were badly broken. I couldn’t move. All I could do was think about how soft my middle was becoming. That________ me more than any concern over my leg.

That would all ________ when I heard the doctors mention possibly cutting off my foot. It was still not getting the ________ supply it needed. The doctors would have to speed up their treatment.

Never before did I have such great________for my foot. And walking seemed like a ________from the gods.  Less and less would I want to hear my friends talk about ________ and who was wearing what. More and more I expected visits from other kids in the hospital, who were quickly becoming my friends.

One girl came to visit me ________. Every time she came, she brought flowers. She was recovering from cancer and felt she should come back and________ the other patients.

She still had no hair, and she was swollen from medications she had been taking. I would not have given this girl a second ________ before. I now loved every inch of her and looked forward to her________.

Finally, I was improving and soon I went home. My leg was still swollen, ________ I was walking, and I had my foot! When I would go back to the hospital, I often saw my friend. She was still visiting people and ________ good cheer. I thought if even there was an angel on this earth, it had to be her.

1.A. grades        B. brains     C. bodies      D. clothes

2.A. ashamed      B. proud       C. sure      D. tired

3.A. dancing       B. chatting     C. jogging     D. swimming

4.A. stepped       B. focused     C. held        D. took

5.A. upset         B. fearful      C. sick        D. anxious

6.A. jump         B. run         C. stand       D. rest

7.A. concerned     B. relieved     C. surprised    D. interested

8.A. beach         B. hospital     C. gym        D. school

9.A. blamed       B. impressed    C. shocked      D. troubled

10.A. change       B. bother       C. help        D. happen

11.A. nutrition   B. blood        C. time        D. air

12.A. observation  B. devotion     C. appreciation D. evaluation

13.A. gift        B. hand       C. promise     D. treat

14.A. homework     B. appointment  C. movies       D. gymnastics

15.A. suddenly  B. regularly    C. eventually   D. recently

16.A. advise      B. encourage    C. serve        D. instruct

17.A. choice      B. thought      C. glance       D. chance

18.A. words        B. ideas        C. flowers     D. visits

19.A. but          B. then         C. so          D. for

20.A. enjoying     B. gaining      C. discovering D. spreading