题目内容
When I was in the third grade, Mother’s day came around much too quickly; I found myself empty-handed with nothing to give my mom on her special day. So I was ________when an announcement over the loudspeaker said that one of the older grades would be_____pins(胸针)that said “Number-One Mom”. It may not sound like much, but to an 8-year-old it’s ______.
So each day I ______myself that the following day I would bring the money to buy the pin, but I always forgot. And I was______when the principal(校长)and a few of the older kids selling pins came into my_______and announced that it was the last day to buy them.
I always_______my principal. She could be sweet, but sometimes she could be _______ . If you break_____ , she was quick to set you straight, so I remained as disciplined as a ______before her.
On this day, however, my principal was in a good_______. And she must have heard me tell my classmates I’d _______my money again. I wasn’t crying, but she knew I really wanted to buy a_______.
After she left, I got called to her office. I’d never been there. So I was terrified. When I arrived ______, she told me to come to her desk, and she pulled out the pin I’d had my eye_______for days.
“The kids gave me this to give to my_____ ,” she began. “But my mom passed away, so I want you to _____it.”
Taking the pin, I looked at it in my this hands. I didn’t know what to say. I probably_______her and walked back to class, and proudly presented this_______gift to my mother.
I don’t know if my mom still has the pin, and I don’t know ______the principal remembers giving it to me. but I will never forget that act of kindness from someone I’d never expected it from.
1.A. anxious B. glad C. patient D. curious
2.A. showing B. collecting C. making D. selling
3.A. perfect B. small C. solid D. safe
4.A. enjoyed B. warned C. told D. asked
5.A. surprised B. disappointed C. puzzled D. excited
6.A. direction B. school C. office D. classroom
7.A. feared B. loved C. hated D. ignored
8.A. careful B. kind C. strict D. considerate
9.A. glasses B. rules C. promises D. mistakes
10.A. nurse B. teacher C. lawyer D. solider
11.A. mood B. shape C. manner D. style
12.A. lost B. saved C. forgotten D. dropped
13.A. book B. pin C. toy D. bike
14.A. shaking B. smiling C. singing D. thinking
15.A. to B. with C. in D. on
16.A. husband B. mother C. daughter D. friend
17.A. store B. wear C. have D. win
18.A. paid B. respected C. kissed D. thanked
19.A. free B. expensive C. big D. rare
20.A. if B. how C. why D. that
