On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air．The elephant   1   distressed（痛苦的）, so Peter approached it very   2  ．

       He got down on one knee, examined the elephant's   3   and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded（刺入）in   4 ． As carefully and as gently as he   5 , Peter worked the wood out with his hunting knife,   6   which the elephant gingerly put down its foot．The elephant   7   to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face,   8   at him for several tense moments．Peter stood   9 , thinking of nothing else but being killed．  10  the elephant trumpeted（高声鸣叫）loudly, turned, and walked away．Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day．

Twenty years   11  , Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son．As  12    approached the elephant enclosure（围栏）, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near   13   Peter and his son Cameron were   14  ．The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the   15  , then put it down．The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly,   16   staring at the man．

       Remembering the accidental meeting in 1986, Peter could not help   17  if this was the same elephant．Peter   18   his courage, climbed over the  railing, and made his way into the enclosure．He walked   19   up to the elephant and stared back in wonder．The elephant   20   again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter's legs and threw this stupid ass hard against the railing, killing him immediately．

       Probably it wasn't the same elephant．

1．A．appeared             B．proved             C．seemed            D．remained

2．A．quickly               B．carelessly         C．carefully           D．pitifully

3．A．foot                    B．body               C．tail                   D．head

4．A．her                     B．it                     C．them                D．him

5．A．might                 B．could               C．should              D．would

6．A．after                   B．before             C．with                 D．on

7．A．rushed                B．turned             C．walked             D．stepped

8．A．stared                 B．watched          C．noticed             D．glanced

9．A．quiet                   B．silent               C．frozen              D．sad

10．A．Slowly              B．Highly             C．Lowly              D．Finally

11．A．later                  B．after                C．ago                  D．late

12．A．Peter                B．Cameron          C．they                 D．visitors

13．A．where               B．when               C．what                D．that

14．A．sightseeing        B．visiting            C．walking            D．standing

15．A．floor                 B．ground            C．earth                D．land

16．A．all at once         B．all the while     C．all the same       D．all of a sudden

17．A．realizing            B．feeling             C．sensing            D．wondering

18．A．gathered            B．called              C．took                 D．kept

19．A．round               B．direct              C．about               D．right

20．A．shouted           B．cried            C．whispered      D．trumpeted

When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Friday night I   36  at dinner table, “My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines (情人节) on Monday”.
Mother said, “We’ll see,” and she continued eating.
What did “We’ll see” mean? I had to have that box   37  my second grade Valentine’s Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn’t love me enough to help me with my   38 .
All Saturday I waited   39  and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased, but I   40  an enquiry（询问）about the box might   41  anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that   42  trouble.
Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful   43  of different kinds. A (n)   44  shoebox rested on top of it.   45  flooded through me when Daddy said, “Let’s get started   46  your project.”
In the next hour my father   47  the shoebox into impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts   48  to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a   49 smile spread over his face. “What do you think of that?” he asked.I answered him with a hug.
But inside,   50  danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father devoted so much   51  to me, for his world consisted of work only.
The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards, and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time   52 .
On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to   53 . The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside. The valentine box became a symbol of his love that   54  through decades of other Valentine’s Days. He gave me other gifts through the years, but none   55  compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old, empty shoebox.

When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Friday night I   36  at the dinner table, “My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines on Monday”.

Mother said, “We’ll see,” and she continued eating.

What did “We’ll see” mean? I had to have that box,   37  my second grade Valentine’s Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn’t love me enough to help me with my   38  .

All Saturday I waited   39  and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased. However, I   40  that an enquiry about the box would   41  anger or loud voices, for in my house children only asked once. More than that   42  trouble.

Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with different kinds of colorful   43  . A (n)   44  shoebox rested on top of it.   45  flooded through me when Daddy said, “Let’s get started   46  your project.”

In the next hour my father   47  the shoebox into an impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts   48  to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a   49  smile spread across his face. “What do you think of that?” he asked.

I answered him with a hug.

But inside,   50  danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father had devoted so much   51  to me, for his world consisted only of work.

The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time   52 .

On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to   53  . The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside.

The valentine box became a symbol of his love that   54  through decades of other Valentine’s Days. My father gave me other gifts through the years, but none   55  compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old, empty shoebox.

1.                A．announced      B．appeared       C．served   D．sat

2.                A．and            B．but            C．or   D．so

3.                A．design         B．plan           C．idea D．project

4.                A．sadly           B．anxiously        C．disappointedly D．patiently

5.                A．found          B．realized         C．knew D．imagined

6.                A．start           B．cause          C．mark D．produce

7.                A．invited         B．took           C．saved    D．had

8.                A．boxes          B．gifts            C．paper    D．food

9.                A．new           B．big            C．attractive D．empty

10.               A．Relaxation      B．Relief          C．Cheer D．Calm

11.               A．by            B．at             C．in    D．on

12.               A．folded         B．packed         C．changed   D．pressed

13.               A．joined         B．attached        C．linked D．connected

14.               A．slight          B．brief           C．broad D．confident

15.               A．joy            B．fun            C．interest   D．amusement

16.               A．money         B．time           C．support   D．hope

17.               A．reached        B．set            C．spent D．came

18.               A．accept         B．respect         C．admire    D．recognize

19.               A．carried         B．kept           C．spread    D．lasted

20.               A．ever           B．even           C．yet   D．still

When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Friday night I   36  at dinner table, “My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines (情人节) on Monday”.

Mother said, “We’ll see,” and she continued eating.

What did “We’ll see” mean? I had to have that box   37  my second grade Valentine’s Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn’t love me enough to help me with my   38 .

All Saturday I waited   39  and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased, but I   40  an enquiry（询问）about the box might   41  anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that   42  trouble.

Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful   43  of different kinds. A (n)   44  shoebox rested on top of it.   45  flooded through me when Daddy said, “Let’s get started   46  your project.”

In the next hour my father   47  the shoebox into impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts   48  to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a   49 smile spread over his face. “What do you think of that?” he asked.I answered him with a hug.

But inside,   50  danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father devoted so much   51  to me, for his world consisted of work only.

The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards, and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time   52 .

On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to   53 . The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside. The valentine box became a symbol of his love that   54  through decades of other Valentine’s Days. He gave me other gifts through the years, but none   55  compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old, empty shoebox.

1.                A．appeared       B．announced      C．served   D．sat

2.                A．and            B．however        C．so   D．or

3.                A．design         B．project         C．plan D．idea

4.                A．sadly           B．disappointedly   C．anxiously D．patiently

5.                A．knew          B．found          C．realized  D．imagined

6.                A．start           B．mark           C．cause    D．produce

7.                A．took           B．invited         C．saved    D．had

8.                A．boxes          B．paper          C．gifts D．food

9.                A．new           B．big            C．empty    D．attractive

10.               A．Relief          B．Relaxation      C．Cheer D．Calm

11.               A．by            B．at             C．on   D．in

12.               A．folded         B．changed        C．packed    D．pressed

13.               A．attached        B．joined          C．linked D．connected

14.               A．slight          B．broad          C．brief  D．confident

15.               A．fun            B．joy            C．interest   D．amusement

16.               A．money         B．support         C．time  D．hope

17.               A．reached        B．set            C．came D．spent

18.               A．accept         B．admire         C．respect   D．recognize

19.               A．carried         B．kept           C．spread    D．lasted

20.               A．even          B．yet            C．still   D．ever