（陕西省2010届高三西安五校联考）

There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school．Before being sent away this boy was the ___26___ student in his class．He was at the top in every ___27___．He was a champion．

       But the boy ___28___ after leaving home and attending the boarding school．His ___29___ started dropping．He hated being in a group．He was ___30___ all the time．And there were especially dark times when he felt like ___31___ himself．All of this because he felt ___32___ and that no one loved him．

His ___33___ started worrying about the boy．But ___34___ they did not know what was wrong with him．___35___ his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him．

       They sat ___36___ the bank of the lake near the school．The father started asking him ___37___ questions about his classes, teachers and ___38___．After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son,___39___ I am here today?”ks5u

       The boy ___40___, “to check my grades?”

       “No, no” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me．I want to see you happy．I don’t care about grades．I care about ___41___．I care about your happiness．YOU ARE MY ___42___．”

These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears．He ___43___ his dad．They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time．

       www.ks5u.comNow the boy had everything he wanted．He knew there was someone on this ___44___ who cared for him deeply．He ___45___ the world to someone．And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!

26．A．richest                B．prettiest               C．laziest                 D．brightest

27．A．game                  B．school                 C．competition         D．group

28．A．changed              B．died                    C．arrived                D．regretted

29．A．hair                     B．tears                   C．love                    D．grades

30．A．worried               B．careless               C．lonely                  D．busy

31．A．teaching              B．killing                  C．helping                D．enjoying

32．A．cold                    B．worthless            C．well                    D．sick

33．A．parents                B．classmates           C．teachers              D．companions

34．A．even             B．now            C．yet              D．then

35．A．And                   B．But                     C．Or                      D．So

36．A．toward                B．along                   C．opposite              D．on

37．A．serious                B．casual                 C．personal              D．difficult

38．A．work                  B．study                  C．sports                 D．education

39．A．when                  B．where                 C．how                    D．why

40．A．turned away        B．answered back     C．whispered softly D．cried out     

41．A．it                B．you             C．myself           D．us

42．A．LIFE                   B．ANXIETY           C．CARE                 D．NEED

43．A．forgave               B．hit                       C．hugged                D．begged

44．A．side                    B．earth                   C．trip                     D．day

45．A．meant                 B．owed                  C．moved                D．left