题目内容：

“Paul must have been trying to carry his waste paper to garbage can and dropped a few pieces.” I______picking them up. _______later I found more pieces. No quiet sighing this time. I _____ ,“Who is throwing garbage?” No answer. Instead, I saw more bits of paper silently floating ______ from upstairs. Looking up, I saw my seven-year-old son, Paul.

“Stop making a mess.” “It’s not a mess. They’re______.” “Sorry, what did you say?” I hadn’t heard him clearly.

He didn’t answer me. Paul has autism (自闭症) and_______answers a question, especially when he’s _______attentively on something else. He ran down the stairs. “Where are my other butterflies?” he asked,_______around. Every time Paul _______five or more words together, my heart says a _______of thanks. But lately he seems to _______that the benefits of forming complete sentences when communicating are________of the effort.

Butterflies. Of course. I rushed to_______them from the garbage,_______them off and handed them to my young artist. “Want to see them________again?” he asked with a shy smile. “Oh yes! They’re beautiful.” I whispered. He ran back upstairs to float his_____ down again. They really did look like beautiful butterflies.

That day Paul _______me to look up at ______instead of down at garbage. How many other masterpieces (杰作) do I miss because I’m too caught up in my _______to take time to appreciate what’s right in front of me? Life is not what happens to us. It’s ______ we look at it. Now, I look up.

1.A. laughed    B. shouted    C. amazed    D. sighed

2.A. Moments    B. Years    C. Days    D. Weeks

3.A. got in    B. turned up    C. called out    D. added to

4.A. up    B. away    C. down    D. off

5.A. planes    B. butterflies    C. leaves    D. papers

6.A. frequently    B. rarely    C. willingly    D. eagerly

7.A. devoted    B. depended    C. addicted    D. focused

8.A. showing    B. playing    C. looking    D. drawing

9.A. spells    B. puts    C. pushes    D. accumulates

10.A. prayer    B. remark    C. report    D. sound

11.A. refuse    B. realize    C. mind    D. hear

12.A. worthy    B. aware    C. fond    D. typical

13.A. hide    B. rescue    C. destroy    D. remove

14.A. tore    B. cut    C. dusted    D. seized

15.A. throw    B. flow    C. land    D. fly

16.A. schoolwork    B. masterpieces    C. inventions    D. imagination

17.A. permitted    B. forced    C. intended    D. reminded

18.A. beauty    B. weaknesses    C. mistakes    D. scenery

19.A. amusement    B. homework    C. communication    D. housework

20.A. when    B. how    C. where    D. whet