When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Friday night I   36  at the dinner table, “My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines on Monday”.

Mother said, “We’ll see,” and she continued eating.

What did “We’ll see” mean? I had to have that box,   37  my second grade Valentine’s Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn’t love me enough to help me with my   38  .

All Saturday I waited   39  and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased. However, I   40  that an enquiry about the box would   41  anger or loud voices, for in my house children only asked once. More than that   42  trouble.

Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with different kinds of colorful   43  . A (n)   44  shoebox rested on top of it.   45  flooded through me when Daddy said, “Let’s get started   46  your project.”

In the next hour my father   47  the shoebox into an impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts   48  to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a   49  smile spread across his face. “What do you think of that?” he asked.

I answered him with a hug.

But inside,   50  danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father had devoted so much   51  to me, for his world consisted only of work.

The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time   52 .

On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to   53  . The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside.

The valentine box became a symbol of his love that   54  through decades of other Valentine’s Days. My father gave me other gifts through the years, but none   55  compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old, empty shoebox.

1.                A．announced      B．appeared       C．served   D．sat

2.                A．and            B．but            C．or   D．so

3.                A．design         B．plan           C．idea D．project

4.                A．sadly           B．anxiously        C．disappointedly D．patiently

5.                A．found          B．realized         C．knew D．imagined

6.                A．start           B．cause          C．mark D．produce

7.                A．invited         B．took           C．saved    D．had

8.                A．boxes          B．gifts            C．paper    D．food

9.                A．new           B．big            C．attractive D．empty

10.               A．Relaxation      B．Relief          C．Cheer D．Calm

11.               A．by            B．at             C．in    D．on

12.               A．folded         B．packed         C．changed   D．pressed

13.               A．joined         B．attached        C．linked D．connected

14.               A．slight          B．brief           C．broad D．confident

15.               A．joy            B．fun            C．interest   D．amusement

16.               A．money         B．time           C．support   D．hope

17.               A．reached        B．set            C．spent D．came

18.               A．accept         B．respect         C．admire    D．recognize

19.               A．carried         B．kept           C．spread    D．lasted

20.               A．ever           B．even           C．yet   D．still

When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Friday night I   36  at dinner table, “My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines (情人节) on Monday”.

Mother said, “We’ll see,” and she continued eating.

What did “We’ll see” mean? I had to have that box   37  my second grade Valentine’s Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn’t love me enough to help me with my   38 .

All Saturday I waited   39  and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased, but I   40  an enquiry（询问）about the box might   41  anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that   42  trouble.

Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful   43  of different kinds. A (n)   44  shoebox rested on top of it.   45  flooded through me when Daddy said, “Let’s get started   46  your project.”

In the next hour my father   47  the shoebox into impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts   48  to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a   49 smile spread over his face. “What do you think of that?” he asked.I answered him with a hug.

But inside,   50  danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father devoted so much   51  to me, for his world consisted of work only.

The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards, and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time   52 .

On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to   53 . The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside. The valentine box became a symbol of his love that   54  through decades of other Valentine’s Days. He gave me other gifts through the years, but none   55  compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old, empty shoebox.

1.                A．appeared       B．announced      C．served   D．sat

2.                A．and            B．however        C．so   D．or

3.                A．design         B．project         C．plan D．idea

4.                A．sadly           B．disappointedly   C．anxiously D．patiently

5.                A．knew          B．found          C．realized  D．imagined

6.                A．start           B．mark           C．cause    D．produce

7.                A．took           B．invited         C．saved    D．had

8.                A．boxes          B．paper          C．gifts D．food

9.                A．new           B．big            C．empty    D．attractive

10.               A．Relief          B．Relaxation      C．Cheer D．Calm

11.               A．by            B．at             C．on   D．in

12.               A．folded         B．changed        C．packed    D．pressed

13.               A．attached        B．joined          C．linked D．connected

14.               A．slight          B．broad          C．brief  D．confident

15.               A．fun            B．joy            C．interest   D．amusement

16.               A．money         B．support         C．time  D．hope

17.               A．reached        B．set            C．came D．spent

18.               A．accept         B．admire         C．respect   D．recognize

19.               A．carried         B．kept           C．spread    D．lasted

20.               A．even          B．yet            C．still   D．ever

Love in a Box

When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment(a piece of work). On a Friday night I   36   at dinner table, “MY teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines (情人节) on Monday”.

Mother said, “We’ll see,” and she continued eating.

What did “We’ll see” mean? I had to have that box   37   my second grade Valentine’s Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn’t love me   38   to help me with my assignment.

All Saturday I waited   39  and with Sunday arriving, my worry increased, but I   40   an enquiry(询问) about the box might   41   anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that   42   trouble.

Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful   43   of different kinds. A (n)   44   shoebox rested on top of it.   45   flooded through me when Daddy said, “Let’s get started   46   your assignment.”

In the next hour my father   47   the shoebox into impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts   48   to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a   49  smile spread over his face. “What do you think of that?” he asked.

I answered him with a hug.

But inside,   50  danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father devoted so much   51   to me, for his world consisted of work only.

The holiday party   52  , and my classmates put cards, and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until it was over.

On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to   53 . The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside.

The valentine box became a symbol of his love that   54   through years of other Valentine’s Days. He gave me other gifts through the years, but none   55   compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old, empty shoebox.

36．A．announced    B．appeared              C．served              D．sat

37．A．and              B．however              C．or                 D．so

38．A．more            B．much                C．great                D．enough

39．A．sadly            B. anxiously              C．disappointedly        D．patiently

40．A．found           B．realize                C．knew               D．imagined

41．A．start             B．cause                C．mark               D．produce

42．A．invited          B．took                       C．saved            D．had

43．A．boxes           B．gifts             C．paper            D．food

44．A．new             B．big              C．attractive         D．empty

45．A．Relaxation    B．Relief             C．Cheer              D．Calm

46．A．by               B．a                     C．in                  D．on

47．A．folded          B．packed                C．changed            D．pressed

48．A．joined           B．attached                 C．linked             D．connected

49．A．slight           B．brief                    C．broad             D．confident

50．A．joy               B．fun                    C．interest           D．amusement

51．A．money         B．time                    C．support           D．hope

52．A．reached        B．set                     C．spent             D．came

53．A．accept          B．respect                 C．admire           D．recognize

54．A．carried         B．kept                    C．spread          D．lasted

55．A．ever             B．even                    C．yet              D．still