Parents and grandparents are understandably（可理解的）proud of the quick minds and impressive talents of their little ones. But let me tell you about another 　36　 , perhaps even more 　37 , found in a little girl named Skylar.

I received a letter from a grandmother who told me about her four- year-old granddaughter Skylar. Ever since Skylar 38 of Disneyland from TV, she 　39 her nickels and dimes in a piggy bank in 　40　 of visiting there some day. Her parents 　41 her with a trip when she was four, however, and didn’t even 42 her to use her own money!

43 Skylar returned it was Christmas time. She decided to buy 　44 with her savings. But she also learned from announcements on TV about a local homeless 　45 called “The Road House”. She 　46 asked her mother what “homeless” meant and why those children 47 coats and warm clothes. She couldn’t seem to get the homeless off her 　48 .

Her mother took her to the 49 to buy presents. Instead of buying for herself or her family, she 　50 to purchase a warm coat, socks, gloves and crayons for a little girl in the 　51 . She also wanted to buy a doll, but when she 52 she didn’t have enough money, she left the doll 　53 .

When Skylar got home, she chose one of her favourite dolls and put it into the box with the other items she bought that day. She could hardly wait for Christmas! Skylar was thinking about going to the shelter and giving her carefully 　54 gifts to a homeless child. She was much 　55 with joy at truly helping someone else.

“Perhaps it’s good to have a beautiful mind, but an even greater gift is to have a beautiful heart,” says Nobel Laureate John Nash. Young Skylar has a beautiful heart. It is this quality that makes beautiful people.

36. A. benefit　　　 B. advantage　　 　　　C. quality　　 　　 D. point

37. A. necessary　　 B. important　　 　　 C. popular　　　　 D. ordinary

38. A. learned　　　 B. cared　　 　　　　 C. thought 　　　 D. watched

39. A. saved　　　　 B. collected 　　　　 C. took　　　　 　 D. made

40. A. honour　　　 B. favour　　 　　　　 C. hopes　　　 D. search

41. A. disappointed B.annoyed　　 　　 C. pleased　　　　 D. surprised

42. A. need 　　　　 B. require　 　　　　 C. let　　　　 　 D. force

43. A. When　　　　 B. While　 　　　　　　 C. As　 　　　 D. Since

44. A. dolls　　　　 B. toys　 　　　　 C. presents　　　 D. dresses

45 .A. boy　　　　　 B. shelter　 　　　　 C. news　　　　 D. house

46 .A. generally　　 B. repeatedly 　　　　 C. strangely　 　 D. seriously

47. A. used　　　　 B. took 　　　　　　 C. needed　　　 　 D. liked

48 .A. mind　　　　 B. thought　 　　 C. heart　 　 D. brain

49. A. store　　　　 B. library　 　　　　 C. park　　　　 　 D. school

50 .A. thought　　　 B. decided　 　　 C. hoped　 　 D. wished

51. A. shelter　　　 B. nursery 　　　　 C. house　 　 D. hospital

52. A. reminded　 　 B. promised　 　　　　 C. noticed　　 　 D. discovered

53 .A. around　　　 B. behind　　 　　　　 C. away　　　　 D. alone

54. A. collected　　 B. bought　　 　　　　 C. selected　　　 D. demanded

55.A. surprised　　　　 B. caught 　　　　　　 C. cheered 　　　 D. filled