The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper.Money was tight and he became infuriated(愤怒的) when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree.Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.”
The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty.He yelled at her, stating, “Don't you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside?” The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all.I blew kisses into the box. They’re all for you, Daddy.”
The father was crushed.He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.
Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child.It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each one of us, as humans beings, have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family members, friends, and God.There is simply no other possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this.
1.The 3-year-old girl was punished by her father for ________.
A.decorating a box
B.wasting wrapping paper
C.putting the box under the Christmas tree
D.bringing the gift to her father
2.The father remembered the love of his daughter by ________.
A.kissing the gold box
B.putting gold into the box.
C.taking out an imaginary kiss from the box.
D.keeping the little girl’s ash box by his bed.
3.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.The kisses in the box
B.A girl and his father
C.A love story
D.The box under the Christmas tree
My brother,Mark,died in a traffic accident four years ago. He was my big brother and 36 looked after me. I am 37 today for all of the special times we had as running partners,and times 38 driving to different races,where we had so many 39 about life in general. I 40 these talks terribly at this time of the year.
41 ,I am so happy he shared with me the 42 of his faith. He was always so 43 to people,and I had been with him many times 44 we pulled over to help someone in need, 45 a smile and helping them get back on the road. So I was not 46 when he told me of the time when he was 47 in college. It was the end of the month. To make matters worse,it was Friday and he had no 48 in his pocket for the weekend. Payday was Monday and he had no gas money to get home to 49 my dad and no money to buy food but he had faith that helping others 50 helping yourself.
On his way home from classes that day,as he was driving along,he noticed a guy ahead of him 51 his lumber (木材) all over the road as he turned the corner. Mark 52 right over and helped him load the lumber back into his truck. The guy was so thankful and 53 his hand to Mark,and in it was one hundred dollars. Mark couldn’t believe his 54 . He told him that was unnecessary but the man 55 and off he drove.
I still think of Mark sitting there telling me that story, with tears in his eyes, and how faithful he was.
1. A.hardly B.never C.sometimes D.always
2. A.successful B.thankful C.cheerful D.hopeful
3. A.spared B.wasted C.spent D.saved
4. A.questions B.arguments C.differences D.conversations
5. A.miss B.remember C.keep D.fear
6. A.However B.So C.Then D.If
7. A.record B.belief C.story D.secret
8. A.careful B.helpful C.powerful D.grateful
9. A.because B.while C.until D.when
10. A.sharing B.forcing C.recognizing D.understanding
11. A.pleased B.worried C.surprised D.excited
12. A.never B.yet C.even D.still
13. A.food B.money C.paper D.key
14. A.change B.attend C.see D.persuade
15. A.means B.follows C.explains D.agrees
16. A.carry B.lose C.arrange D.place
17. A.pushed B.moved C.pulled D.walked
18. A.raised B.held C.offered D.shook
19. A.eyes B.ears C.mind D.feeling
20. A.complained B.apologized C.regretted D.insisted
She didn’t come to the party last Sunday. _______, she must have made the party more exciting.
A.If she came B.Would she come
C.Had she come D.Did she come
_______ almost all our time to our schoolwork in the past three months, we have almost no time for fun and play.
A.Having devoted B.Devoted
C.To devote D.To have been devoted
I’m told that languagepractising.com is a free website _______learners can not just learn various languages but also chat online.
A.where B.which C.that D.what
It is known to us all that the 11th national games emblem _______ many different
meanings.
A.takes on B.puts on C.carries on D.gets on