题目内容：

Gift giving requires no special talent, nor large amounts of money.   It is________of the heart and head acting together to achieve the perfect means of expressing our feelings. For,________ Emerson explains, “The only gift is a portion( 一 部 分 ) of yourself.”

A little girl gave her mother several small boxes _______ with bright ribbons.   Inside each were pieces of paper on which the child had printed _______such as, “Good for two flower-bedweedings,” “Good for two floor-scrubbings.”   

She had never _______ Emerson, but she put a large part of her small self into her gift_______.

A young bride received a _______present from an older woman.   With it _______a note, “Do not open _______you and your husband have your first _______.” When there finally came a day of misunderstanding the bride remembered the _______.   In it she found a card box filled with her friend’s favorite recipes--and a note, “You will catch more flies with honey than you will with vinegar.”   It was a wise woman _______who gave her experience with her gift.

Family gifts should be the most _______ because we know each member’s wish. Yet _______we make the boring offerings--ties, candy, or household wares.   One man I know is planning an(a) _______ present for his wife.   When I saw him coming out of a dancing studio, he explained:   “I got tired of hearing my wife _______about my dancing.   It’s going to be a lasting birthday present for her--my dancing well.”

All gifts that contain a portion of self _______that someone has been really thinking of us. _______ for heroic giving are rare, yet every day there are opportunities to give a part of yourself to someone who needs it.   It may be _______ a kind word or a letter written at the right time.  The important thing about any gift is the _______ of yourself you put into it.

1.A. combining    B. connecting    C. confirming    D. comparing

2.A. what    B. like    C. as    D. that

3.A. covered    B. tied    C. filled    D. wrapped

4.A. advice    B. information    C. pictures    D. messages

5.A. read    B. known    C. met    D. seen

6.A. willingly    B. deliberately    C. unconsciously    D. briefly

7.A. birthday    B. Christmas    C. retirement    D. wedding

8.A. wrote    B. went    C. attached    D. lay

9.A. until    B. before    C. when    D. after

10.A. trip    B. quarrel    C. anniversary    D. departure

11.A. note    B. friend    C. words    D. package

12.A. probably    B. exactly    C. actually    D. indeed

13.A. expensive    B. satisfying    C. generous    D. significant

14.A. how often    B. how soon    C. how long    D. how much

15.A. valuable    B. worthless    C. unusual    D. incredible

16.A. argue    B. care    C. complain    D. praise

17.A. indicate    B. involve    C. insist    D. inform

18.A. Choices    B. Chances    C. Demands    D. Reasons

19.A. more than    B. less than    C. no more than    D. not more than

20.A. count    B. weight    C. amount    D. quality