Halloween Coming Out
"A man was shot in the face during a bank robbery" That was the news about me five years ago．From then on I never looked in a ( ； it even scared myself when seeing my destroyed face．I lived in my house alone without outside contact．But one night I was making an ．It was Halloween．
What a fitting night for me to !I longed for human contact．When my pumpkin lantern smiled a toothy welcome in my front door，I heard footsteps and giggling（咯咯的笑） as children came close to my house．
"Trick or treat，"they cried．
My hands started to ．I opened the door and gave them a smile through my damaged lips beneath a rough scar where my nose once ．
"Do you want a trick，or do you want a treat？"My voice sounded more like a ghost．The expression on the children's faces suggested everything．
"Treat!" They picked a candy or two from my bucket，and ran to the of their parents．
I closed the door，and pressed my back against it．I felt dizzy，but I it．Then the bell rang．"Trick or treat．"a voice came to me．I opened the door to find a small girl，wearing a Shirley Temple mask．
"Hi，Shirley．"I spoke quietly not to her．"Aren't you beautiful tonight？"
She stared at her feet and shook her head，"No．"
"Yes，you are．You're Shirley Temple，the most beautiful girl in the world．"
She looked up at me，and pulled her to the side．Seeing her deformed（变形的） face，my heart missed a beat．
"Well，I think you are beautiful，darling．"I said gently．
At the words，her eyes connected with mine．An uncertain hand reached toward my bucket and took one piece of candy．"Thank you．"Her voice was a ．She turned and ran to her mother．I nodded my head to her mother and gave them both a ．
I closed my door and turned off my gate lamp．My life began again．
The next morning I heard my doorbell ring．I tried to ignore it， it rang again．I went to the door and called out，"Who's there？"
"It's Shirley Temple and her Mom．"
I opened the door in a few and looked．It was the woman and her daughter without her mask．Before I spoke，the mother said，"My girl said she wanted to meet you．"I watched tears start to in the mother's eyes．"This is her first time outside without her mask．"
I pulled the door open and that was also the first time in five years for me to invite someone into my ． 1. A.mirror B.wallet C.pocket D.bank
2. A.expectation B.appointment C.introduction D.exception
3. A.act B.stay C.appear D.flee
4. A.shake B.cross C.dance D.tap
5. A.bitter B.friendly C.simple D.quiet
6. A.lived B.sat C.breathed D.slept
7. A.moved B.excited C.shocked D.puzzled
8. A.easily B.politely C.sadly D.quickly
9. A.security B.shadow C.guidance D.sight
10. A.finished B.promoted C.got D.did
11. A.thin B.loud C.claim D.clear
12. A.interrupt B.scare C.discourage D.cheat
13. A.gloves B.hat C.mask D.glasses
14. A.whistle B.whisper C.signal D.sigh
15. A.glance B.wave C.hand D.surprise
16. A.busy B.social C.meaningful D.lonely
17. A.for B.so C.but D.or
18. A.hours B.efforts C.inches D.steps
19. A.well B.dry C.freeze D.fix
20. A.future B.story C.mind D.life