Thanksgiving Day was near. The Grade 7 teacher asked her students to   16 a picture of something for which they were thankful.
People celebrated the   17  with turkey and other traditional goods of the season. So,   18  of her students’ pictures were about them.
However, Jack made a ___19____ kind of picture. Jack was not the same as other boys. He always looked sad. When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was   20  , he drew a hand. Other students were all very    21  in the picture. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers feed    22  . Another suggested a police officer, because the police   23  and care for people. Still    24  guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the    25  went on until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.
When the children had gone on to other subjects, she stopped at Jack’s desk and asked him   26    it was. The little boy looked up and said in a   27  voice, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She remembered the times she had taken his hand and   28    with him here or there, as she had with the other students. She often said, “   29  my hand, Jack. We’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to use your pencil.” Jack was most thankful for his  ___30____ hand.

Helen and Sally are cousins. Helen is a writer. She lives 1to Sally, She is 2writing every day. She doesn’t want to talk to others when she is 3. Her friends know her well. If they want to see her, they often 4her first. If Helen tells them she has 5, they will come to her house.
Sally works in a 6, She is a bank clerk. She has lots of friends and they often come to see her and talk with her. 7Helen can’t write well when they are talking. She doesn’t know what to 8to Sally. Now Helen is talking about it with her best friend Ruth. Ruth is9to help Helen. She says, “You can put a note on 10door. It would say, ‘Nobody is at home. Please come another day.’”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      across
   2. B.
      next
   3. C.
      before
   4. D.
      behind
2. 2.
   1. A.
      friendly
   2. B.
      shy
   3. C.
      busy
   4. D.
      lazy
3. 3.
   1. A.
      working
   2. B.
      studying
   3. C.
      playing
   4. D.
      sleeping
4. 4.
   1. A.
      ask
   2. B.
      meet
   3. C.
      call
   4. D.
      see
5. 5.
   1. A.
      news
   2. B.
      food
   3. C.
      music
   4. D.
      time
6. 6.
   1. A.
      hotel
   2. B.
      restaurant
   3. C.
      bank
   4. D.
      post office
7. 7.
   1. A.
      And
   2. B.
      But
   3. C.
      Or
   4. D.
      When
8. 8.
   1. A.
      bring
   2. B.
      give
   3. C.
      say
   4. D.
      take
9. 9.
   1. A.
      quiet
   2. B.
      happy
   3. C.
      tired
   4. D.
      sorry
10. 10.
    1. A.
       Helen’s
    2. B.
       their
    3. C.
       Sally’s
    4. D.
       your