Thanksgiving Day was near. The Grade 7 teacher asked her students to   16  a picture of something for which they were thankful.

People celebrated the   17   with turkey and other traditional goods of the season. So,   18   of her students’ pictures were about them.

However, Jack made a ___19____ kind of picture. Jack was not the same as other boys. He always looked sad. When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was   20  , he drew a hand. Other students were all very    21   in the picture. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers feed    22   . Another suggested a police officer, because the police   23   and care for people. Still    24   guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the    25   went on until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.

When the children had gone on to other subjects, she stopped at Jack’s desk and asked him   26    it was. The little boy looked up and said in a   27   voice, “It’s yours, teacher.”

She remembered the times she had taken his hand and    28    with him here or there, as she had with the other students. She often said, “   29   my hand, Jack. We’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to use your pencil.” Jack was most thankful for his  ___30____ hand.

1.A. print          B. find         C. draw         D. take

2.A. festival   B. week         C. night            D. Sunday

3. A. little        B. none         C. few          D. most

4.A. nice           B. different        C. same         D. best

5.A. thankful   B. pleased     C. sorry            D. afraid

6. A. sad   B. interested       C. careful          D. angry

7.A. chickens       B. dogs         C. cats         D. turkeys

8. A. hurt          B. protect          C. harm         D. smile

9.A. another    B. other            C. others           D. the other

10. A. tile       B. speech         C. discussion       D. talk

11.A. what          B. where            C. which        D. whose

12.A. high          B. low          C. hard         D. beautiful

13.A. walked            B. said         C. sang         D. taught

14.A. Touch             B. Look         C. Take         D. Push

15.A. mother’s B. classmate’s C. teacher’s      D. friend’s

Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw a boy in front of him. He had dropped all of the books he was   16  , along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman (随身听).

Mark stopped and helped the boy pick the things up.   17   they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of his things. As they walked, Mark   18   that the boy’s name was Bill. He loved computer games, basketball, music and history,   19   he was having trouble with some of his   20   in school.

They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was   21   in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed   22   with a few laughs and some small talk, then Mark went home.

They continued to   23   each other at school, had lunch together once or twice a week, and then they   24   finished middle school. Three weeks before they left school, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill reminded Mark of the day years ago when they had first   25  . “Did you ever wonder   26   I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill.

“You see, I cleaned out my locker (锁柜) because I didn’t want to leave   27   for anyone else. I was going home to kill myself. But after we   28   some time together talking and laughing, I   29   that if I killed myself, I would have missed many good times. So you see, Mark, when you   30   those books that day, you actually saved my life.”

1.A. reading        B. buying           C. carrying         D. writing

2.A. Since      B. When             C. While            D. Before

3.A. asked      B. learned          C. believed         D. answered

4.A. and            B. or               C. so               D. but

5.A. books      B. teachers         C. subjects         D. games

6.A. introduced B. invited          C. noticed          D. pushed

7.A. happily        B. slowly           C. quietly          D. easily

8.A. help       B. accept           C. see              D. change

9.A. all            B. each             C. either           D. both

10.A. met           B. worked           C. appeared         D. arrived

11.A. what      B. when             C. why              D. how

12.A. something B. anything         C. everything       D. nothing

13.A. took      B. wasted           C. spent            D. found

14.A. remembered    B. wondered         C. checked          D. realized

15.A. threw away    B. picked up        C. gave out         D. looked for