1 . A married lady was expecting a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had admired a beautiful diamond ring. Knowing her husband could ______ it, she told him that it was all she wanted as a birthday gift.
As her birthday approached, this lady awaited ______ that her husband had bought the diamond ring.
Finally, on the morning of her birthday, her husband told her how ______ he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He ______ her a beautifully wrapped present. As she opened it, ______, she only found a Bible. She ______ her voice to her husband and said,“Only a Bible?” She was so ______ that she left him.
Many years later, the lady ______ in a more beautiful house. Realizing her husband was very old, she thought perhaps she should go to visit him. But before she ______, she received a letter telling her that he had passed away and given all of his ______ to her. She needed to come back and take care of things.
She arrived at his house, filled with great ______. She saw the ______ brand-new Bible, just as she had left it before. With ______, she opened it and began to turn the pages, finding a sentence carefully ______ by her husband,“To me you are cruel, but you know how to give ______ things to your children!”As she read those words, a bag ______ from the Bible. A diamond ring and the words “I LOVE YOU” could be seen.
If your ______ is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged! Please, always ______ little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even ______, for they must be felt with ______.
1. A.offer | B.afford | C.provide | D.admit |
2. A.symbols | B.signals | C.sights | D.signs |
3. A.generous | B.regretful | C.thankful | D.disappointed |
4. A.handed | B.sent | C.introduced | D.delivered |
5. A.besides | B.however | C.otherwise | D.moreover |
6. A.rose | B.aroused | C.raised | D.arose |
7. A.happy | B.astonished | C.admirable | D.angry |
8. A.appeared | B.lived | C.worked | D.traveled |
9. A.started off | B.stayed up | C.set in | D.gave up |
10. A.gifts | B.goods | C.money | D.belongings |
11. A.hate | B.regret | C.joy | D.love |
12. A.still | B.ever | C.just | D.even |
13. A.smiles | B.interest | C.doubt | D.tears |
14. A.made | B.written | C.created | D.spoken |
15. A.bad | B.small | C.good | D.abandoned |
16. A.dropped | B.hid | C.came | D.followed |
17. A.thing | B.gift | C.letter | D.book |
18. A.admit | B.avoid | C.access | D.appreciate |
19. A.touched | B.tasted | C.smelled | D.heard |
20. A.creativity | B.mind | C.heart | D.imagination |