___ waiting for the bus.

        A.They both are     B.They are both    C.They both will be  D.Both they are

 Waiting with her mother at the check-out stand，a little girl saw a circle of white pearls in a box.“Oh，please，Mommy.Can I have them？”The mother __1__the back of the box.“A dollar ninety-five.If you really want them，I'll __2__some extra chores (杂活)for you and soon you can save enough money to buy them for __3__.”

After she got home，Jenny did __4__her share of chores，and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace.She wore it everywhere—school，park，__5__ to bed.The only time she took it __6__ was when she had a bath.

Jenny had a very __7__ daddy and every night when she was ready for bed，he __8__ stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a fairy tale.One night when he finished the __9__，he asked Jenny，“Could you give me your __10__，darling？”“Oh，no，please，Daddy.But you can have my toy horse __11__.”Dad kissed her and said good night.About a week later，__12__ the story time，Daddy asked for pearls again.“Oh Daddy，you can have my babydoll，”was Jenny's reply.And __13__，Daddy kissed her good night.

A few nights later when Daddy came in，he __14__ Jenny was trembling on the bed，crying.She said __15__ but lifted her little hand up to Daddy.And，when she __16__ it，there was her pearl necklace.“It's for you，Daddy，”she said.Tears in eyes，Daddy reached out with one hand to __17__ the necklace，and with the other hand he pulled out from his pocket a blue case with a __18__ of beautiful genuine(真正的)pearls.He had had them all the time.He was just waiting for her to give up the false stuff(东西) __19__ he could give her genuine treasure.

In our life，how many false things are we holding on to that __20__ us from receiving God 's genuine treasures?

1．A.found  B．turned 

2．A.smooth away      B．think of

C．take over        D．cut down

3．A.ourselves     B．yourself 

C．themselves     D．myself

4．A.so much as        B．no more than

C．more than       D．less than

5．A.hardly         B．still 

C．almost     D．even

6．A.in        B．up  

C．away      D．off

7．A.humorous    B．loving 

8．A.would         B．might 

C．could      D．should

9．A.housework         B．work 

C．bath        D．story

10．A.kiss    B．greetings 

C．pearls      D．toy

11．A.instead       B．also 

C．probably         D．actually

12．A.after  B．during 

C．before     D．until

13．A.surprisingly enough  B．once again

C．in return         D．as usual

14．A.remembered      B．noticed

C．realized  D．expected

15．A.something         B．all 

C．nothing  D．much

16．A.opened      B．closed 

C．removed         D．showed

17．A.reject         B．touch 

C．take        D．put

18．A.pile     B．piece 

C．circle      D．set

19．A.until  B．so that 

C．in case    D．though

20．A.stop  B．protect 

C．save        D．get

Waiting with her mother at the check-out stand，a little girl saw a circle of white pearls in a box.“Oh，please，Mommy.Can I have them？”The mother __1__the back of the box.“A dollar ninety-five.If you really want them，I'll __2__some extra chores (杂活)for you and soon you can save enough money to buy them for __3__.”

After she got home，Jenny did __4__her share of chores，and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace.She wore it everywhere—school，park，__5__ to bed.The only time she took it __6__ was when she had a bath.

Jenny had a very __7__ daddy and every night when she was ready for bed，he __8__ stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a fairy tale.One night when he finished the __9__，he asked Jenny，“Could you give me your __10__，darling？”“Oh，no，please，Daddy.But you can have my toy horse __11__.”Dad kissed her and said good night.About a week later，__12__ the story time，Daddy asked for pearls again.“Oh Daddy，you can have my babydoll，”was Jenny's reply.And __13__，Daddy kissed her good night.

A few nights later when Daddy came in，he __14__ Jenny was trembling on the bed，crying.She said __15__ but lifted her little hand up to Daddy.And，when she __16__ it，there was her pearl necklace.“It's for you，Daddy，”she said.Tears in eyes，Daddy reached out with one hand to __17__ the necklace，and with the other hand he pulled out from his pocket a blue case with a __18__ of beautiful genuine(真正的)pearls.He had had them all the time.He was just waiting for her to give up the false stuff(东西) __19__ he could give her genuine treasure.

In our life，how many false things are we holding on to that __20__ us from receiving God 's genuine treasures?

1．A.found B．turned

2．A.smooth away 　 B．think of

C．take over 　　 D．cut down

3．A.ourselves 　 B．yourself

C．themselves 　 D．myself

4．A.so much as　 　　 B．no more than

C．more than 　　 D．less than

5．A.hardly 　　　 B．still

C．almost 　 D．even

6．A.in　 　　 B．up　

C．away 　 D．off

7．A.humorous B．loving

8．A.would 　　　 B．might

C．could 　 D．should

9．A.housework 　　　 B．work

C．bath 　　 D．story

10．A.kiss B．greetings

C．pearls 　 D．toy

11．A.instead 　　 B．also

C．probably 　　　 D．actually

12．A.after B．during

C．before 　 D．until

13．A.surprisingly enough B．once again

C．in return 　　　 D．as usual

14．A.remembered 　 B．noticed

C．realized D．expected

15．A.something 　　　 B．all

C．nothing D．much

16．A.opened 　 B．closed

C．removed 　　　 D．showed

17．A.reject 　　　 B．touch

C．take 　　 D．put

18．A.pile 　 B．piece

C．circle 　 D．set

19．A.until B．so that

C．in case D．though

20．A.stop B．protect

C．save 　　 D．get

Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, a flight attendant 41 me and asked, "Would you mind changing your seat? A couple would like to sit together. “The only other  42 seat was next to a woman with both arms in casts（石膏）, a black-and-blue face, and a depressed emotion."  43 am I going to sit there" was my immediate thought.  44  then a deeper, quieter voice spoke, "Opportunity.”Finally I took my new seat and   45  that Kathy had been in an auto collision, and she was on her way for  46 。
When the snack of nuts and juice arrived, 47 did not take me long to realize that Kathy would not be able to 48  herself. I considered offering to feed her but 49 , as it seemed too close a service to offer to a stranger. But then I decided that Kathy's need was more important than my  50 . I offered to help her eat, and although she too was uncomfortable about __51___it, she did. The experience was   52  and she and I ___53__close in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart was fully   54, and the time was __55___ better spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was very glad I had reached beyond my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love sometimes   56 beyond human borders and dissolves the fears   57  keep us separate. When we stretch to serve another, we grow to live in a larger, more  58 world.
Help me move   59 the small self so I can connect with the hearts of others.
When I give  60 to another, I feed my own soul.

Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to have a seat by myself．Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind  26   your seat? A couple would like to sit together．” The only 27 seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts（石膏），a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression．“ 28  am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately．But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help．” Finally, I  29  to move to that seat．
The girl was named Kathy．She 30  in a car accident and now was on her way for  31 When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 32  that Kathy would not be able to 33 herself．I considered 34  to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too 35  to offer a service to a 36  ．But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more 37  than any of my discomfort．I offered to help her eat, and 38 she was uncomfortable to accept, she 39  as I expected．We became closer and closer in a short period of time．By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart  40  , and the 41  was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself．
I was glad I had reached  42  my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her．Love  43  flows beyond human borders and remove the fears that keep us 44 ．When we  45  to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world．