After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats. But Duane was still 41 there. Duane was a bright and lovable student, 42 his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking. 43 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 44 in his dark eyes.
“Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present for you?” he asked 45 . “I put it on your desk.”
Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me. I noticed my gift 46 to be a matchbox. Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box 47 a matchbox. As I opened it, the 48 of two beer caps surprised me. Duane 49 me that they were two earrings. He had noticed that I 50 wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones.
I was 51 by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness. 52 birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的). Fearing that wearing earrings might 53 to the ear, I avoided wearing them. But how could I 54 to wear these precious earrings given by this 55 child?
As I placed the earrings on my ears, my 56 clapped(鼓掌), and Duane stood proudly beside me.
Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk. It 57 me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me. Although his 58 at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life. Although poor, he still wanted to 59 . Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged. If I am having 60 reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart.
A.sitting B.crying C.standing D.speaking
A.unless B.though C.so D.since
A.Wondering B.Thinking C.Finding D.Pointing
A.courage B.joy C.hurt D.determination
A.disappointedly B.angrily C.happily D.shyly
A.happened B.appeared C.used D.intended
A.as well as B.more than C.except for D.rather than
A.shape B.color C.design D.sight
A.persuaded B.fooled C.told D.encouraged
A.only B.often C.once D.never
A.frightened B.touched C.knocked D.influenced
A.Since B.Until C.Before D.Unless
A.do harm B.draw attention C.add weight D.have an effect
A.refuse B.offer C.agree D.wait
A.generous B.brave C.special D.sad
A.hands B.students C.audiences D.friends
A.convinced B.reminded C.proved D.showed
A.performance B.experience C.situation D.health
A.please B.take C.give D.accept
A.chance B.possibility C.intention D.difficulty