A man was exploring caves by the seashore when he found a bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls．It was like someone had   36   the balls and left them out in the sun to bake．

       They didn’t look like much, but they   37   the man, so he took the bag out of the cave with him．As he walked along the beach, he   38   the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he could．He thought little about it   39   he dropped one of the clay balls and it cracked open（裂开）on a rock．Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!   40  , the man started breaking open the   41   balls．Each contained a similar treasure．He found thousands of dollars’   42   of jewels in the 20 or so leftover ones．

       Then it   43   him．He’d been on the beach a long time, throwing maybe 50 or 60 of the balls, with their hidden treasure, into the   44  ．Instead of thousands of dollars in treasure, he  45   have taken home tens of thousands but he had just thrown it away!

       It’s like that   46   people．We look at someone, maybe even ourselves, but we   47   see the clay shell．It doesn’t look like much from the   48  ．It isn’t always beautiful or shining, so we   49   it．We see that person as less important than someone more   50   or stylish or well known or wealthy．But we haven’t taken the time to find the treasure   51   inside that person．

       There is a treasure in each and every one of us．If we take the time to get to know that person and ask God to show us that person the   52   he sees them, then the clay begins to   53   and the brilliant jewel begins to shine forth．May we not come to the   54   of our lives and find out that we’ve thrown away a   55   in friendships because the gems （宝石） were hidden in balls of clay! May we see the people in our world as God sees them．

A．invented     B．rolled          C．handled    D．bounced

A．confused       B．encouraged      C．interested  D．relaxed

A．dipped         B．pushed          C．kicked      D．threw

A．until          B．when           C．since     D．though

A．Frightened    B．Determined      C．Excited     D．Disappointed

A．shining        B．floating        C．surviving  D．remaining

A．worth         B．value         C．cost       D．wealth

A．shocked        B．rejected        C．struck       D．delighted

A．caves         B．waves           C．seashore    D．storms

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

A．with          B．towards        C．about     D．between

A．hardly         B．actually        C．simply      D．luckily

A．distance       B．outside         C．weight      D．pattern

A．removed           B．suspected      C．ignored     D．reserved

A．beautiful       B．cautious         C．positive    D．grateful

A．lost           B．hidden          C．divided     D．mixed

A．moment       B．point         C．degree      D．way

A．come off       B．break away      C．take over  D．fall down

A．sight          B．best           C．middle      D．end

A．relation        B．position         C．fortune     D．memory

A 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the   1  – five dollars was far beyond Reuben Earle’s money. Five dollars would   2  almost a week’s food for his family.

But hearing the sound of hammering (捶打的声音) from a side street, Reuben had a(n)   3 . He ran towards the sound and discovered he could   4  the hessian sacks (麻袋) which were thrown away and sell them for five cents a piece.

Every day   5 , Reuben walked down the town, collecting   6  . On the day the school closed for the summer, no student was more   7 than Reuben, for he had more time for his “work”. Then one day the time had   8 .

Reuben ran down Water Street to the   9  . “Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now.” The man took the sacks,   10  into his pocket and placed four coins in Reuben’s hand. Reuben said a thank you and   11  home. On arriving home, Reuben uncovered the tin can   12 he kept the money. He poured the coins out and began to count. He had   13  .

Then he headed for the shop. “I have the money,” he told the owner   14  . The man went to the window and   15  Reuben’s treasure. He wiped the dust off, carefully wrapped (包裹) it in brown paper and   16  it to Reuben.

Racing home, Reuben shouted, “Here, Mom! Here!” He placed a small   17  in her hands. She unwrapped it carefully. A jewel box   18 . Dora lifted the lid (盖子), tears beginning to fill her eyes. Dora had   19  received such a gift; she had no jewelry   20  her wedding ring. Speechless, she smiled and gathered her son into her arms.

1.                A．price          B．cost            C．worth    D．value

2.                A．buy            B．offer           C．enjoy D．expect

3.                A．question        B．try             C．idea D．schedule

4.                A．sell            B．collect          C．fetch D．bury

5.                A．before dinner    B．in class         C．at church D．after school

6.                A．the money      B．the sacks        C．the paper D．the tin cans

7.                A．pleased        B．surprised       C．worried  D．tired

8.                A．passed         B．ended          C．come D．wasted

9.                A．hotel          B．school          C．bank D．store

10.               A．hid            B．reached        C．stole  D．put

11.               A．stayed         B．walked         C．got   D．ran

12.               A．when          B．which          C．while D．where

13.               A．none          B．enough         C．little  D．much

14.               A．calmly         B．honestly        C．proudly   D．angrily

15.               A．took out        B．gave out        C．set out    D．left out

16.               A．lent           B．threw          C．handed   D．took

17.               A．box           B．ring           C．book D．letter

18.               A．opened        B．dropped        C．appeared  D．broke

19.               A．often          B．never          C．just   D．ever

20.               A．including       B．with           C．as well as  D．except for

A 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the   1  – five dollars was far beyond Reuben Earle’s money. Five dollars would   2  almost a week’s food for his family.
But hearing the sound of hammering (捶打的声音) from a side street, Reuben had a(n)   3 . He ran towards the sound and discovered he could   4  the hessian sacks (麻袋) which were thrown away and sell them for five cents a piece.
Every day   5 , Reuben walked down the town, collecting   6  . On the day the school closed for the summer, no student was more   7 than Reuben, for he had more time for his “work”. Then one day the time had   8 .
Reuben ran down Water Street to the   9  . “Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now.” The man took the sacks,   10  into his pocket and placed four coins in Reuben’s hand. Reuben said a thank you and   11  home. On arriving home, Reuben uncovered the tin can   12 he kept the money. He poured the coins out and began to count. He had   13  .
Then he headed for the shop. “I have the money,” he told the owner   14  . The man went to the window and   15  Reuben’s treasure. He wiped the dust off, carefully wrapped (包裹) it in brown paper and   16  it to Reuben.
Racing home, Reuben shouted, “Here, Mom! Here!” He placed a small   17  in her hands. She unwrapped it carefully. A jewel box   18 . Dora lifted the lid (盖子), tears beginning to fill her eyes. Dora had   19  received such a gift; she had no jewelry   20  her wedding ring. Speechless, she smiled and gathered her son into her arms.

A 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the 　36 – five dollars – was far beyond Reuben Earle’s money. Five dollars would 　37 almost a week’s food for his family.

But hearing the sound of hammering (捶打的声音) from a side street, Reuben had a(n) 　38 . He ran towards the sound and discovered he could 　39 the hessian sacks (麻袋) which were thrown away and sell them for five cents a piece.

Every day 　40 , Reuben walked down the town, collecting 　41 . On the day the school closed for the summer, no student was more 　42 than Reuben, for he had more time for his “work”. Then one day the time had 　43 .

Reuben ran down Water Street to the 　44 . “Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now.” The man took the sacks, 　45 into his pocket and placed four coins in Reuben’s hand. Reuben said a thank you and 　46 home. On arriving home, Reuben uncovered the tin can 　47 he kept the money. He poured the coins out and began to count. He had 　48 .

Then he headed for the shop. “I have the money,” he told the owner 　49 . The man went to the window and 　50 Reuben’s treasure. He wiped the dust off, carefully wrapped (包裹) it in brown paper and 　51 it to Reuben.

Racing home, Reuben shouted, “Here, Mom! Here!” He placed a small 　52 in her hands. She unwrapped it carefully. A jewel box 53 . Dora lifted the lid (盖子), tears beginning to fill her eyes. Dora had 　54 received such a gift; she had no jewelry 　55 her wedding ring. Speechless, she smiled and gathered her son into her arms.

36. A. price　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. cost　　　　　　　　 C. worth　　　　　　　 D. value

37. A. buy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. offer　　　　　　　　 C. enjoy　　　　　　　 D. expect

38. A. question　　　　　　　　　　 B. try　　　　　　　　　 C. idea　　　　　　　　 D. schedule

39. A. sell　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. collect　　　　　　　 C. fetch　　　　　　　　 D. bury

40. A. before dinner　　　　　　 B. in class　　　　　　 C. at church　　　　 D. after school

41. A. the money　　　　　　　　 B. the sacks　　　　　 C. the paper　　　　　 D. the tin cans

42. A. pleased　　　　　　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　　 D. tired

43. A. passed　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ended　　　　　　　 C. come　　　　　　　 D. wasted

44. A. hotel　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　　 C. bank　　　　　　　　 D. store

45. A. hid　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reached　　　　　　 C. stole　　　　　　　　 D. put

46. A. stayed　　　　　　　　　　　 B. walked　　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　　　　 D. ran

47. A. when　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　 D. where

48. A. none　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. enough　　　　　　 C. little　　　　　　　　 D. much

49. A. calmly　　　　　　　　　　　 B. honestly　　　　　 C. proudly　　　　　　 D. angrily

50. A. took out　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. gave out　　　　　 C. set out　　　　　　　　　　 D. left out

51. A. lent　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. threw　　　　　　　 C. handed　　　　　　 D. took

52. A. box　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ring　　　　　　　　　 C. book　　　　　　　　 D. letter

53. A. opened　　　　　　　　　　　 B. dropped　　　　　　 C. appeared　　　　　 D. broke

54. A. often　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　　 C. just　　　　　　　　　 D. ever

55. A. including　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　 C. as well as　　　　 D. except for