Attheageof12JeremywasonlyinGradeTwo.Hewasbornwithaslow 36 seeminglyunabletolearn.HisteacherDorisMillerbecame 37 withhim. 38 shedecidedtotrysomemore.
WhenspringcameDoristoldthechildrenthestoryofJesus.Thenshegave 39 ofthemaboxandaskedthemtoputsomethinginsidethat 40 newlife.
Thenextmorningitwastimeto 41 theboxes.InthefirstboxDorisfoundaflower.“Ohyesa(an) 42 iscertainlyasignofnewlife”shesaid.“Whenitgrowsthroughthe 43weknowthatspringiscoming.”Thenextboxcontainedaplasticbutterflywhich 44 veryreal.“Weallknowthatacaterpillar(毛虫) 45 intoabeautifulbutterfly.Yesthatisnewlifetoo.”
ThenDorisopenedthethirdboxandwas 46 tofindnothing! 47 itmustbeJeremy’sshethought.AndobviouslyJeremyhadnot 48 herinstructions.Shefeltvery 49 fornothaving 50 the“task”tohim.ShedidnotwanttomakeJeremyfeelashamed 51 shequietlysettheboxasideand 52 foranother.
SuddenlyJeremysaid“MissMilleraren’tyougoingtotalkaboutmybox?”Dorisreplied“ButJeremyyourboxis 53 !”Helookedintohereyesandsaidsoftly“YesbutsowasJesus’tomb!Youtoldusthathebroughtnewlife.”Doriswasso 54 thatshecouldn’tspeak.Jeremyremembered 55 shehadtoldthem.
36.A.mood B.mind C.progress D.growth
37.A.satisfied B.friendly C.strict D.impatient
38.A.However B.Besides C.Thus D.But
39.A.all B.both C.none D.each
40.A.enjoyed B.knew C.showed D.hated
41.A.open B.move C.repair D.use
42.A.plant B.tree C.animal D.baby
43.A.sky B.ground C.water D.stone
44.A.looked B.smelt C.sounded D.felt
45.A.walks B.breaks C.changes D.falls
46.A.happy B.excited C.surprised D.nervous
47.A.Likely B.Surely
