We adopted(收养)
Luke four years ago. Someone dropped him off at our hotel room without even
saying__26__. “What are his favorite things?” I shouted. “ Noodles,” they
replied as the elevator door __27___.
Luke kicked and cried
loudly, animal-like. Clearly, he was __28___. I stood __29__ him and the door
to keep him from running away. I put my arms around him so he could neither
kick__30__ hit. After an hour and a half he finally fell __31__, tired. I
called room service. They brought every ___32__ dish on the menu. Luke woke up,
looked at me and started __33__ again. I handed him chopsticks and pointed at the
food. He__34___crying and started to eat. He ate until I was sure he would be
sick.
He cried again when I tried to
give him a bath. He played with the __35__. By the end of his bath the room was
wet and he was giggling(傻笑). I cleaned him and clothed him in a soft
pajamas(睡衣). We __36___ the book One Yellow Lion. He loved looking at
the colorful pictures and turning the __37__. By the end of the night he was
saying “one yellow lion.”
He was a sad, shy boy for a long time
after those first days. Now it has been four years. Luke is a smart funny,
happy fourth-grader. His teachers say he is __38__behaved and works very hard.
Our neighbor says she has never seen a _39__ kid.
When I think back, I am amazed at
__40__changed this wild, terrified little creature. It was not medicine. It did
not cost money. It was love: just simple, plain, easy to give.
26.( ) A. thanks B.
excuse me
C. goodbye D. OK
27.( ) A. shut
B.
opened
C.
close
D. turned
28.( ) A. quiet
B.
terrified C. energetic D. outgoing
29.( ) A. between B.
near
C. behind D.
under
30.( ) A. either B.
also
C. nor
D.
or
31.( ) A. sleepy B.
asleep C. sleep
D.
sleeping
32.( ) A. rice
B.
bread
C. sandwich D.
noodle
33.( ) A. smiling B.
laughing
C.
crying
D.
talking
34.( ) A. enjoyed B.
began
C. refused D. stopped
35.( ) A. water B.
drink
C.
bathroom D.
soap
36.( ) A. read
B.
saw
C.
watched
D.
looked
37.( ) A. words B.
letters
C.
pages
D.
grammar
38.( ) A. good
B.
well
C.
gentle
D. bored
39.( ) A. worse B.
lucky
C
happier
D.
bright
40.( ) A. how
B.
when
C. what
D.
where