After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats．But Duane was still __21__ there．Duane was a bright and lovable student, __22__ his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking．__23__ that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong．As he looked up, I could see the __24__ in his dark eyes．
“Mrs．Brown, aren’t you going to open my present for you?” he asked __25__．“I put it on your desk．”
Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me．I noticed my gift __26__ to be a matchbox．Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box __27__ a matchbox．As I opened it, the __28__ of two beer caps surprised me．Duane __29__ me that they were two earrings．He had noticed that I __30__ wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones．
I was __31__ by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness．__32__ birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的)．Fearing that wearing earrings might __33__ to the ear, I avoided wearing them．But how could I __34__ to wear these precious earrings given by this __35__ child?
As I placed the earrings on my ears, my __36__ clapped, and Duane stood proudly beside me．
Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk．It __37__ me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me．Although his __38__ at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life．Although poor, he still wanted to __39__．Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged．If I am having __40__ reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart．
21．A．sitting B．crying C．standing D．speaking
22．A．unless B．though C．so D．since
23．A．Wondering B．Thinking C．Finding D．Pointing
24．A．hope B．joy C．hurt D．determination
25．A．disappointedly B．angrily C．happily D．shyly
26．A．happened B．appeared C．used D．ought
27．A．as well as B．more than C．except for D．rather than
28．A．shape B．color C．design D．sight
29．A．persuaded B．fooled C．told D．encouraged
30．A．only B．often C．once D．never
31．A．frightened B．touched C．knocked D．influenced
32．A．Since B．Until C．Before D．Unless
33．A．do harm B．draw attention C．add weight D．have an effect
34．A．refuse B．offer C．agree D．wait
35．A．generous B．honest C．special D．sad
36．A．hands B．students C．audiences D．friends
37．A．convinced B．reminded C．proved D．showed
38．A．performance B．experience C．situation D．health
39．A．please B．take C．give D．accept
40．A．chance B．possibility C．intention D．difficulty
20．- Are you getting a new apartment this year?
-________ I can’t afford to pay my bills．How can I buy a new apartment?
A．Don’t mention it． B．You must be joking．
C．Are you sure? D．Good idea!
19．She was so ________ in her job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door．
A．attracted B．absorbed C．drawn D．focused
18．The project, ________ in 2009, has expanded the city’s cellphone network to cover one million users．
A．accomplished B．being accomplished
C．to be accomplished D．having accomplished
17．He put forward his suggestion at the meeting that every means ________ to save the crops before the storm came．
A．be tried B．was tried C．should try D．tried
16．We should ________ adjust ourselves to the development of our society．
A．strictly B．hardly C．occasionally D．constantly
15．The teacher accused her ________ not finishing her homework．
A．for B．from C．of D．on
14．Some students didn’t get a brief summary ________ in their essays．
A．include B．included C．including D．includes