阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter．One day the man   1his 3-year-old daughter for    2a roll of gold wrapping paper．Money was tight and he became   3when the child tried to decorate a   4to put under the Christmas tree．   5, the little girl brought the gift to her   6the next morning and said, "This is for you, Daddy．"

The man was    7by his earlier   8, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was   9．He yelled at her, stating, "Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is   10to be something inside?" The little girl looked   11at him with tears in her eyes and cried, "Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty   12．I blew kisses into the box．They are all for you, Daddy．"

The father was crushed. He  13his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her   14．Only a short time later, an  15took the life of the child. It is also told that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many   16and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an  17kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there．In a very real sense, each one of us, as human beings, has been given a gold container  18unconditional love and kisses．．．from our children, family members, friends and God. There is simply no other  19, anyone could hold, more  20than this．

1.A．asked                  B．praised             C．begged              D．punished

2.A．wasting              B．stealing             C．selling                 D．holding

3.A．glad                  B．angry            C．sad                D．upset

4.A．room                 B．hall               C．box                D．ball

5.A．Nevertheless           B．But             C．Therefore      D．And

6.A．father                 B．mother                                         C．teacher            D．sister

7.A．puzzled                B．surprised         C．scared            D．embarrassed

8.A．overwork              B．overreaction      C．overcoat           D．overpass

9.A．empty                  B．heavy             C．full             D．wet

10.A．happened           B．seemed          C．supposed        D．used

11.A．down               B．back                C．up                  D．forward

12.A．at all                 B．after all             C．above all       D．in all

13.A．put                  B．turned             C．handed          D．gave

14.A．kindness             B．forgiveness        C．sadness             D．carelessness

15.A．overcoat            B．incident             C．accident           D．action

16.A．days                    B．months           C．nights              D．years

17.A．imaginary            B．kind               C ．gentle             D．warm

18.A．filled with      B．pleased with           C．crowded with     D．equipped with

19.A．world          B．feeling                  C．possession          D．love

20.A．expensive             B．precious            C．comfortable        D．interesting