1. (2020八上·二连浩特期末) 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。

One day I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice. "Mom, come here! There's a lady here like my1!" The mother ran to her son, then she turned to me and said sorry.

I2, "It's okay." Then I talked to the boy, "Hi, I'm Darry Kramer. How are you?"

The boy looked at me from head to toe. Then he asked, "Are you a little mommy?"

"Yes, I have a son," I answered.

"3are you so little?" he asked.

"It's the way I was born," I said. "Some people are little. Some are tall. I'm just not going to grow any bigger. "4 I answered his questions, I shook the boy's hand, and left.

My life as a little person is filled5 stories like that. I talk to children and explain (解释)why I look different from6 mothers. I was born a dwarf (侏儒). I am very short and stand 114 cm tall. However, I did all the things other7 did when I was growing up. I didn't realize (意识到) how8 I was until I started school. New students would always stare (盯着看) at me as I tried to9 the school bus stairs (阶梯). Some kids even laughed at me. Then I began to10 the first day of school each year.

I'm 37 now, and the stares have not changed when I grow older. People are still11 when they see me driving.

12, I learned to smile and accept the fact that I would be noticed my whole life.

I try to keep a13 attitude (态度). When people are rude, I remind myself, "Look what else I have—a great family, nice friends. "

I enjoy14 the children's questions. It's their questions that make my life special. My15 is that people will respect (尊重) the different persons around them, whatever size they come in, and treat them in a friendly way.