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 (情人節(jié)) 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（詢問）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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

–––I think you should phone Jenny and say sorry to her.

–––______________. It was her fault.

A. No way　　 B. Take it easy　　　 　 C. It’s not up to me　 D. It’s OK.

 An unhappy childhood may have some negative effects on a person’s characters; however, they are not always_________,

A. casual           B. ashamed           C. permanent      D. unfit

––– Do you think it's a good idea to make friends with your students?

–––________, I do. I think it's a great idea.

A. Generally 　　　　 B. Eventually　 　　　　 C. Evidently　 　　 D. Actually

 When ______ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.

A. compared       B. being compared           C. comparing      D. having compared

 My income is rather changeable, but I earn £73 a day ___________.

A. on the other hand   B. in particular           C. on the whole          D. on average

 Nobody knows _______broke into the house last night and stole the important papers.

      A. who was it that      B. it was who that   C. who it was that   D. that it was who

—Do you think the thief entered through the back door?

—No, if he had, I don’t believe he ______ the living-room window.

A. would break B. broke C. would have broken　 D. had broken

 Go and join in the party. Leave______ to me to do the washing-up.

A. it                         B. that                   C. this          D. one   

 One of the rules is that under no circumstances _______to bring food, drink or chewing gum into the school.

A. students are allowed                            B. allow students     

C. are students allowed                           D. students be allowed