When I was about 12 years old， I really wanted a new bike！ I __36__ my parents my birthday wish，but I knew there was little hope because my family could __37__ have that money.

On my birthday my parents told me they had my __38__ outside in the back yard. At once I __39__ out to the yard. There was my bike， __40__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink， old and worn with age. It was so __41__！ I thought I __42__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __43__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __44__ the old bike and rode it， feeling __45__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile， rode as fast as I could and didn’t __46__.

As time went by， I began to understand my parents gave me __47__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __48__. When you give something out of love， it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __49__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember， a gift that __50__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars， or even more.

1.A. talked     B. spoke            C. said             D. told

2. A. hardly        B. quickly          C. slowly           D. easily

3.. A. guitar       B. gift             C. cake         D. card

4.A. rushed         B. rode         C. climbed     D. came

5.A. and            B. or           C. but         D. because

6.A.exciting    B.interesting       C. relaxing    D. disappointing

7. A. liked         B. hated            C. hurt             D. thanked

8.A. on             B. in          C. at           D. for

9. A. got in        B. got on           C. got off          D. got up

10. A. surprised   B. excited          C. happy        D. bad

11. A. look ahead   B. look back    C. come up      D. come down

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

13.A. love          B. money            C. friendship       D. knowledge

14.A. idea          B. news         C. advice      D. story

15.A. spends   B. costs            C. pays        D. offers