"I __18__ don't think it's very nice of her to talk about me in front of everybody，" I said.

　　"Mary, there is one way never to be talked about again - by saying nothing and doing nothing. Of course, __19__， you'd be nothing. You wouldn't like that, would you？"

　　Thanks to my father, I learned to deal with others' __20__ opinions about me.

　　语篇解读：本文是记叙文。作者在学校经常被一位女孩数落缺点，作者一气之下去向父亲告状，而父亲却叫作者要学会倾听，即忽略错误的评价，改正确实存在的缺点。

　　1．A.mistakes　　　　　　 B．failures

　　C．shortcomings D．jokes

　　解析：选C　由"I was too thin; I wasn't a good student; I talked too loud, etc."可知，此人不断指出作者的缺点。

　　2．A.grew B．appeared

　　C．improved D．lasted

　　解析：选A　由"Week by week"可知，此人列出作者的缺点逐渐增多。

　　3．A.avoided B．pleased

　　C．accused D．stood

　　解析：选D　由"as long as I could, and then ran to my father in tears"可知，作者忍无可忍才找父亲诉说此事。

　　4．A.worry B．anger

　　C．sadness D．curiosity

　　解析：选B　由"in tears"和下文"don't close your ears in anger"可知，作者对该女孩的行为又生气又委屈。

　　5．A.give in B．show up

　　C．fight back D．break away

　　解析：选C　由语境可知，女孩的行为让作者又生气又委屈，没想过她说的对不对，只想对她进行反击。

　　6．A.wonder B．doubt

　　C．ask D．explore

　　解析：选A　此处指父亲问女儿她是否曾经想知道自己究竟是怎样的人。

　　7．A.judgment B．demand

C．suggestion D．opinion