题目内容：

    One day when I was about nine years old, I ran into my mother’s bedroom and opened the dresser（化妆台）. Then in the top drawer was a small________jewelry box. I was fascinated by its treasures. Then I saw there was something________under a piece of cloth.________the cloth, I found a little white chip of china(瓷器). Why did my mother keep such a________thing? Shining slightly in the light, it________no answers.

Some months later, I was setting the dinner table when my neighbor Marge knocked at the door. Coming in and________the table, Marge said, “Oh, you are expecting company. I'll________another time."

“No, come on in,” Mum replied. “We are not________anyone."

“But isn’t that your good china?” Marge asked. “I’d________trust kids to handle my good dishes!”

Mum laughed. “Tonight’s my family’s favorite meal. If you set your best table for a(n)________meal with guests, why not for your own________? A few broken plates are a small________to pay for the joy we get. ” Then she added, “________，every chip and crack has a story to tell.”

Mum went to the cupboard and took down a plate. She said, “Seeing this________on the edge(边缘) here? It happened when I was 17.”

Her voice________. “One day my brother invited a young man to dinner and sat him next to me. I was so________that when I took the plate, it________and knocked against the fork. As the young man was leaving, he________a piece of broken china in my hand without saying a word.”

I couldn’t forget about that plate with the________chip. I went up to take out the little wooden jewelry box again. I examined the chip________. The chip which my mother had saved with care belonged to the plate she broke on the day she met my father.

1.A. silver B. gold C. china D. wooden

2.A. hidden B. unpaid C. removed D. fixed

3.A. Covering B. Tearing C. Seeking D. Lifting

4.A. broken B. genuine C. beautiful D. valuable

5.A. found B. invented C. offered D. selected

6.A. glaring at B. glancing at C. looking on D. spying on

7.A. go by B. pass by C. stop by D. stand by

8.A. inviting B. expecting C. consulting D. celebrating

9.A. always B. sometimes C. never D. regularly

10.A. common B. strange C. unbelievable D. special

11.A. family B. relative C. neighbor D. ancestor

12.A. value B. fault C. bet D. price

13.A. However B. Though C. Besides D. Otherwise

14.A. break B. scene C. spot D. design

15.A. hardened B. softened C. sharpened D. weakened

16.A. nervous B. anxious C. surprised D. pleased

17.A. jumped B. escaped C. slipped D. left

18.A. threw B. laid C. examined D. picked

19.A. replaced B. penniless C. remaining D. missing

20.A. secretly B. carefully C. gratefully D. proudly