Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words and phrases marked A,B,C and D．Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context。

       Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans．With each passing day everyone became more anxious, waiting for the final school bell．Upon its    36   everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David

       David was a small boy in ragged clothes．I had often wondered what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so   37   for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves．But something made David   38 ．I can still remember he was always   39   a smile and willing to help．He always stayed after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor．We never talked much．He   40   just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly head for home

       Weeks passed and the   41   over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of school before the holiday break．I smiled in   42   as the last of them hurried out of the door．Turning around I saw David quietly standing by my desk．

       “I have something for you．” he said and   43   from behind his back a small box．  44   it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it．” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it．I lifted the lid and to my surprise saw nothing．I looked at David‘s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s   45  ．”

       “Oh no it isn’t” said David．“It’s full of love．My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there．”

       Tears filled my eyes   46  I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given attention to．After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning   47  the little empty box set on my desk．

A．warning          B．ringing         C．calling       D．yelling

A．modestly         B．naturally        C．inaccurately   D．inappropriately

A．popular          B．upset           C．special       D．funny

A．expressing          B．delivering      C．wearing      D．sharing

A．would           B．should       C．might           D．could

A．argument         B．excitement    C．movement    D．judgment

A．relief              B．return         C．vain            D．control

A．searched           B．found           C．raised        D．pulled

A．Holding           B．Handing         C．Sending         D．Leaving

A．cheap             B．empty          C．useless   D．improper

A．as                B．until           C．because      D．though

A．from              B．behind          C．over                D．towards

Weeks passed and the ___30_____over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of ___31___before the holiday break. I smiled in ___32____as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David ____33___standing by my desk. 

“I have something for you,” he said and ___34___ from behind his back a small box.  ____35___it to me, he said anxiously. “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lift the lid and to my ___36___saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s ___37____”.

    “Oh no, it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love, my mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”

Tears filled my eyes ___38___I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given ____39___to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ____40___the little empty box set on my desk..     

1. A. anxious   B. courageous    C. serious        D. cautious

2. A. warning   B. ringing       C. calling        D. yelling

3. A. scolded   B. wondered          C. realized       D. learned

4. A. modestly  B. naturally       C. inaccurately  D. inappropriately

5. A. popular   B. upset             C. special        D. funny

6. A. expressing    B. delivering        C. wearing        D. sharing

7.A. practiced  B. wandered          C. studied        D. stayed

8.A. would       B. should        C. might      D. could

9.A. aim at      B. turn to       C. put off        D. head for

10.A. argument  B. excitement    C. movement   D. program

11.A. school         B. year              C. education D. program

12.A. relief         B. return        C. vain           D. control

13. A. weakly        B. sadly             C. quietly        D. helplessly

14. A. searched B. found         C. raised     D. pulled

15.A. Holding   B. Handing       C. Sending        D. Leaving

16. A. delight       B. expectation   C. appreciation   D. surprise

17.A. cheap      B. empty         C. useless        D. improper

18.A. as             B. until             C. because        D. though

19. A. advice    B. support       C. attention      D. command

20.A. from       B. behind        C. over        D. towards

 

Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more  31   waiting for the final school bell. Upon its   32  everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David .

David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often  33  what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so  34  for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David   35  . I can still remember he was always  36  a smile and willing to help. He always  37  after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He  38  just smile and ask what else he could do ,then thank me for letting him stay and slowly  39  home.

Weeks passed and the  40  over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of  41  before the holiday break. I smiled in  42  as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David  43  standing by my desk. 

“I have something for you” he said and   44  from behind his back a small box.  45   it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it. ”I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my  46  saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said. “The box is nice, David, but it’ s  47 . ”

“ Oh no it isn’t ,” said David “ It’s full of love, my mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there .”

Tears filled my eyes  48  I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given  49   to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning  50  the little empty box set on my desk.      

31. A. courageous       B. anxious                        C. serious                     D. cautious

32. A. warning                       B. calling                    C. ringing                     D. yelling

33. A. scolded                    B. wondered                   C. realized                    D. learned

34. A. modestly                  B. naturally              C. inappropriately     D. inaccurately

35. A. popular                    B. special                       C. upset                       D. funny

36. A. expressing                B. delivering                   C. sharing         D. wearing

37. A. practised                  B. wandered                   C. stayed                      D. studied

38. A. would                      B. should                        C. might                       D. could

39. A. aim at                      B. head for         C. put off                          D. turn to

40. A. excitement   B. argument                              C. movement               D. judgement

41. A. year                         B. school                       C. education                 D. program

42. A. vain                         B. return                        C. relief                        D. control

43. A. quietly                     B. sadly                          C. weakly                     D. helplessly

44. A. searched                  B. found                        C. raised                       D. pulled

45. A. Holding                    B. Sending                      C. Handing                   D. Leaving

46. A. delight                     B. expectation                 C. appreciation              D. surprise

47. A. empty                      B. cheap                         C. useless                     D. improper

48. A. as                            B. until                           C. because                    D. though

49. A. advice                     B. support                      C. command                 D. attention

50. A. from                        B. behind                        C. over                         D. towards

Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more _31_ , waiting for the final school bell. Upon its _ 32_    everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.

　　David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often  33_ what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so  34  for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David_ 35_ . I can still remember he was always  36_ a smile and willing to help. He always_ 37 _ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He _ 38 _ just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly  39  home.

　　Weeks passed and the 40_ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of   _41  before the holiday break. I smiled in  42  as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David 43  standing by my desk.

　　“I have something for you,” he said and  44  from behind his back a small box.  45  it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my 46  saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s 47 .”

　　“Oh no it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”

Tears filled my eyes 48  I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given  49  to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning _50_ the little empty box set on my desk.

31. A. anxious                   B. cautious                        C. serious                   D. optimistic

32. A. screaming                      B. ringing                           C. calling                            D. warning

33. A. realized                   B. wondered                            C. adopted                 D. learned

34. A. modestly                 B. inaccurately                  C. inappropriately     D. naturally

35. A. popular                   B. special                          C. upset                   D. funny

36. A. expressing               B. delivering                     C. sharing                   D. wearing

37. A. wandered                      B. practiced                     C. studied                  D. stayed

38. A. would                      B. might                            C. should                         D. could

39. A. head for                          B. turn to                          C. put off                           D. aim at

40. A. argument                B. judgment                    C. movement               D. excitement

41. A. school                      B. education                            C. year                        D. program

42. A. public                      B. return                                C. relief                       D. control

43. A. weakly                            B. sadly                           C. helplessly                      D. quietly

44. A. found                             B. pulled                              C. raised                     D. searched

45. A. Holding                   B. Sending                         C. Handing               D. Leaving

46. A. appreciation           B. surprise                      C. delight                        D. expectation

47. A. cheap                             B. useless                          C. empty                         D. improper

48. A. though                            B. until                            C. because                  D. as

49. A. attention                B. support                         C. advice                    D. command

50. A. from                         B. towards                        C. behind                           D. over