One Sunday, a picture in the newspaper touched me. A young woman stood in front of a totally destroyed home. A little boy stood beside her with his head 36 . Holding her skirt tightly was a tiny girl, eyes wide with 37 and fear.
With growing 38 I noticed that their sizes of each family member closely 39 ours. This would be a good opportunity to 40 my children, so I explained their difficult 41 to my seven-year-old twins and three-year-old Meghan.
“We have so much, but these poor people now have nothing,” I said, “we’ll 42 what we have with them.”
I brought three large boxes and placed them on the living room floor. Meghan watched seriously 43 the boys and I filled one box with canned food.
While I 44__ our clothes, I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and 45 some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched 46 as the boys piled up useless toys in the box.
“I’ll help you find something for the little girl,” I said to her.
The boys placed the toys they had 47 to donate into one of the boxes while I filled the third box with clothes. Meghan walked up with Lucy, her worn, faded, much-loved doll 48 tightly to her chest. She 49 in front of the box, pressed her little face into Lucy’s face, gave her a 50 kiss, then, laid her gently on top of the other toys.
“Oh, honey,” I said. “You 51 to give away Lucy. You love her so much.”
Meghan nodded, eyes shining with tears. “Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. 52 she’ll make that little girl happy, too.”
I stared at Meghan for a long moment, 53 how I could teach the boys the lesson she had just taught me.
It’s easy to give what we don’t want any more, but 54 to let go of things we cherish, isn’t it? 55 , the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart.
1. A.off B.up C.down D.round
2. A.smile B.confusion C.joy D.anger
3. A.happiness B.friendship C.puzzle D.interest
4. A.matched B.equaled C.compared D.suited
5. A.help B.complain C.change D.teach
6. A.experience B.problem C.situation D.process
7. A.give B.share C.send D.spare
8. A.as B.since C.though D.because
9. A.came through B.broke through C.sorted through D.got through
10. A.donate B.leave C.keep D.sell
11. A.hopefully B.anxiously C.depressingly D.quietly
12. A.separated B.chosen C.bought D.confirmed
13. A.hugged B.tied C.grasped D.caught
14. A.settled B.regretted C.paused D.cried
15. A.precious B.final C.hearty D.lovely
16. A.wouldn’t like B.ought not C.had better not D.don’t have
17. A.Also B.Yet C.Maybe D.Though
18. A.knowing B.wondering C.realizing D.expecting
19. A.available B.necessary C.important D.hard
20. A.However B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.Moreover
--- I’m ______ endless examinations.
--- Cheer up, David. Keep on until the college entrance examination ends.
A.caught up with B.come up with C.fed up with D.put up with
--- I’m going to Appleby tomorrow.
--- ______! I’m going up there, too.
A.What a coincidence B.Good luck C.Congratulations D.Good chance
He says whatever he thinks, ______ other people’s feelings.
A.not to mention B.apart from C.regardless of D.in spite of
He had planned to make a compromise, but ______ he changed his mind at the last minute.
A.therefore B.somehow C.anyhow D.otherwise
A small car is big enough for a family of three ______ you need more space for baggage.
A.once B.in case C.if D.unless