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I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily. ___to buy a mountain bike, she’d been ...
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I was unbelievably proud of my nine-year-old daughter, Emily. ___to buy a mountain bike, she’d been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money. By Thanksgiving, she had collected only $49. I said, “You __ have your pick from my bicycle __.” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind a kid today would __ choose.
As Christmas __ near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she __ a Salvation Army(基督教慈善组织) volunteer standing next to a big pot. “Can we give something, Daddy?” she asked. “Sorry, em, I’m out of change.” I said.
Throughout December, Emily continued to___ hard. Then one day, she made a __ announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people.” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of $58 to a volunteer who was really very __ .
___by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute __ of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. __ I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow(发光).Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t __ the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later __ the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very __, sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re __ away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”
Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the __ ? I like to think it was God’s way of ___a little girl for a sacrifice __ her years---- while giving her dad a lesson in the ___
1.A. Promised B. Amazed C. Organized D. Determined
2.A. need B. should C. can D. must
3.A. contribution B. collection C. shop D. club
4.A. likely B. seldom C. slightly D. merely
5.A. went B. became C. drew D. pulled
6.A. observed B. sensed C. noticed D. watched
7.A. study B. try C. work D. listen
8.A. surprising B. disappointing C. formal D. public
9.A. agreeable B. thankful C. hopeful D. pitiful
10.A. Shocked B. Moved C. Persuaded D. Demanded
11.A. some B. one C. two D. any
12.A. While B. Because C. As D. Though
13.A. express B. describe C. shake D. explain
14.A. delivered B. returned C. chose D. shared
15.A. sweet B. healthy C. fair D. happy
16.A. giving B. putting C. storing D. signing
17.A. present B. winner C. harvest D. chance
18.A. greeting B. rewarding C. sheltering D. praising
19.A. under B. beyond C. before D. within
20.A. project B. process C. struggle D. communication
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