“Congratulations, you have a new baby boy£¡” my child­development teacher said as she handed over the doll.

Last year in my high school child­development class, each student was asked to __1__ the “Think­It­Over” baby for a night to get a taste of being parents.

After I took the “baby” to my __2__£¬ I changed him into some really __3__ clothes because my friends and I were __4__ for dinner that night.

It was Friday night, so there were a lot of people __5__ to get a table. When I walked into that __6__ entryway (ͨµÀ), I got some very __7__ looks and quite a few raised eyebrows (üë). My friends also __8__ the stares, so we decided to make a __9__ out of the whole situation. I stood in the corner __10__ to sing the “baby” to sleep. Every once in a while my friends would __11__ in the blanket (̺×Ó) and say, “Oh, how lovely£¡” I could not help but __12__. However, although it was funny to us, some of the people did not think it was so __13__. These people were giving me rude looks because they thought I was a teenage mom. Others just smiled at me sympathetically (ͬÇéµØ) and felt __14__ for me because I was only a child with a __15__.

My friends and I __16__ how people judged that I was the mother of the baby so __17__. We believed that we would probably do the same __18__ we saw a teenage girl coming in with a child.

I learned a lot through my __19__ with the “Think­It­Over” baby. It opened my eyes to the judgments people make about others. We should all be __20__ to judge others, and realize that some things are not as they seem.

1£®A. sleep with        B. play with

C. research on          D. care for

2£®A. home       B. school

C. restaurant     D. store

3£®A. small        B. pretty

C. comfortable          D. ordinary

4£®A. showing off     B. turning up

C. going out       D. coming on

5£®A. waiting     B. chatting

C. sitting     D. calling

6£®A. quiet        B. dark

C. dirty       D. crowded

7£®A. friendly   B. strange

C. close       D. fresh

8£®A. loved        B. refused

C. noticed          D. avoided

9£®A. way          B. change

C. game      D. speech

10£®A. pretending     B. trying

C. wishing          D. preparing

11£®A. put         B. look

C. take       D. hand

12£®A. laugh      B. wonder

C. explain          D. complain

13£®A. funny     B. special

C. serious          D. true

14£®A. natural          B. right

C. bad         D. sorry

15£®A. blanket         B. doll

C. child       D. friend

16£®A. supposed       B. discussed

C. understood   D. regretted

17£®A. quickly          B. suddenly

C. angrily   D. crazily

18£®A. if     B. so

C. although        D. until

19£®A. conversation         B. experience

C. education       D. performance

20£®A. cleverer         B. slower

C. easier     D. better