The Hand
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class fun work to draw a picture of  36   for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be  37   to be economically(经济上) poor, but still many would  38   a big holiday dinner with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the   39   of most of her students’ art. And they really were.
But Douglas made a   40   kind of picture, for Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of pity and love,  41   and unhappy. As other children played at break, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess the pain Douglas felt  42   those sad eyes.
Yes, his picture was different. When he was  43   to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a  44   ---nothing else. Just an empty hand.
His picture brought out the heated  45   of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer because farmers  46   turkeys. Another suggested a police officer’s because the police protect and  47   people. And so the discussion went --- until the teacher   48   forgot the young artist.
  49 the children had gone on to do other work, she   50  Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and said in a very low voice, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She recalled the  51    when she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there and how  52   she had said, “Take your hand, Douglas, and we’ll go outside.” or “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” or “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most   53   for his teacher’s hand.
Brushing aside tears, she went on with her work.
In fact, people  54   not always say “Thanks”. But they would remember the hand that  55   .

A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything

A．suggested B．imagined C．encouraged D．thought

A．have B．share C．prefer D．ask

A．homework B．subjects C．classes D．thoughts

A．good B．encouraging C．different D．exciting

A．merry B．naughty C．weak D．lively

A．behind B．beside C．before D．around

A．ordered B．told C．forced D．spoken

A．gift B．person C．hand D．wonder

A．thought B．laughter C．eyes D．discussion

A．keep B．need C．buy D．sell

A．look at B．care for C．take away D．drive off

A．always B．almost C．usually D．therefore

A．Before B．Because C．Since D．When

A．looked at B．pointed at C．turned to D．looked to

A．chances B．forms C．ways D．times

A．seldom B．often C．soon D．much

A．thankful B．calm C．pleased D．comfortable

A．could B．must C．should D．might

A．moved on B．went out C．helped out D．reached out