“Welcome, Mary,” I said. She raised her head and looked into my eyes. The smile on my face
36 . Dear God, I thought, what
37 has entered the life of this little girl?
After settling Mary into her new desk and
38 her, I went to the headmaster. She said, “Sit down and I’ll
39 you in. Mary’s mother who loved her very much was shot and killed in her
40 one night at their house. Mary, screaming, escaped to a neighbor’s. Then the child went into
41 . She hadn’t cried or
42 her mother since.”
I returned only to discover that the children were already avoiding this “
43 ” child. “Mary’s been hurt badly, but we can do a lot to help her,” I explained gently. Bless all children. How loving they can be
44 they understand.
In spite of our
45 , we seemed to be getting no closer to Mary and even my faith was wearing
46 . My heart ached so badly, wanting this child to come alive, to be aware of the beauty, the wonder, the fun, and even the
47 of living.
Spring approaching, children
48 to make flower baskets for room decoration. During the lunch time, a girl came hurrying to me. “Come to see Mary’s basket,” she said
49 . “You’ll never believe it!” I
50 my breath at its beauty, for it couldn’t have been the work from a child that
51 .
“Mary,” I said. “This is beautiful. How did you ever
52 ?” She looked at me with the shining eyes of any
53 little girl, saying, “My mother loved flowers.”
Thank you, God, You’ve
54 us the miracle(奇迹). I knelt and put my arms around the child. Then the tears came, slowly at first, but soon she was
55 her heart out against my shoulder. The other children had tears in their eyes, too, but theirs—like mine—were tears of joy.
| 小题1: | | A．formed | B．broadened | C．spread | D．froze |
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| 小题2: | | A．wonder | B．problem | C．horror | D．amazement |
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| 小题3: | | A．introducing | B．comforting | C．praising | D．touching |
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| 小题4: | | A．put | B．fill | C．push | D．let |
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| 小题5: | | A．absence | B．presence | C．company | D．eyes |
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| 小题6: | | A．shock | B．anger | C．hunger | D．action |
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| 小题7: | | A．missed | B．mentioned | C．seen | D．heard |
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| 小题8: | | A．sweet | B．sad | C．lonely | D．different |
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| 小题9: | | A．before | B．though | C．once | D．unless |
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| 小题10: | | A．lessons | B．talks | C．words | D．efforts |
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| 小题11: | | A．strong | B．thick | C．thin | D．heavy |
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| 小题12: | | A．cost | B．pain | C．course | D．pleasure |
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| 小题13: | | A．decided | B．waited | C．preferred | D．wished |
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| 小题14: | | A．worriedly | B．excitedly | C．softly | D．secretly |
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| 小题15: | | A．caught | B．stopped | C．counted | D．took |
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| 小题16: | | A．old | B．weak | C．young | D．clever |
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| 小题17: | | A．arrange | B．prepare | C．handle | D．manage |
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| 小题18: | | A．unusual | B．careful | C．normal | D．friendly |
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| 小题19: | | A．told | B．taught | C．paid | D．given |
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| 小题20: | | A．crying | B．shouting | C．drawing | D．Knocking |
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