My little angel, you are teaching me how selfless real love is!
My wife called, “How long will you be with that ? Will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?” I threw the paper away and to the place. My daughter, Sindu, sat there, tears welling up in her eyes. In front of her was a big bowl of rice.
I the bowl and persuaded: “Sindu, why not take a few mouthfuls of this rice?”
“Ok, Dad. I will eat — not just a few mouthfuls, the whole lot of this. But…” Sindu hesitated. “Dad, if I eat this entire rice, will you give me I ask for?”
“Promise.” I .
After eating the rice painfully, Sindu came to me, her eyes wide with . Now I became a bit . “Dear, you shouldn't insist on a computer or any such things. Dad does not have that kind of money right now.” , “I want to have my head shaved off(剃掉), this Sunday!” was her demand(要求), which was far my belief.
On Monday morning, I Sindu at her school and watched her walking towards her classroom. She turned around and . I waved back with a smile. Just then, a boy, who just got out of a car, shouted, “Sindu, please wait for me!” What me was the hairless head of that boy.
“Sir, your daughter is indeed!” Without introducing herself, a lady standing beside me continued, “That boy is my son, who lost all his because of a disease. He to come back to school fearing the unintentional(无意的)but teasing(取笑)of the schoolmates. Sindu visited him last week, and promised him that she would take care of the teasing issue. But, I imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for my son!”
1.A. bowl B. newspaper C. book D. food
2.A. rushed B. pulled C. jumped D. shouted
3.A. took out B. picked up C. broke down D. gave out
4.A. and B. so C. or D. but
5.A. what B. where C. which D. how
6.A. moved B. doubted C. agreed D. disbelieved
7.A. expectation B. confidence C. worry D. attraction
8.A. nervous B. bored C. excited D. relaxed
9.A. making B. selling C. getting D. studying
10.A. valuable B. useful C. wonderful D. expensive
11.A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Anyway
12.A. to B. beyond C. of D. within
13.A. met B. helped C. dropped D. collected
14.A. shouted B. smiled C. waved D. stared
15.A. interested B. frightened C. pleased D. surprised
16.A. careful B. hard-working C. graceful D. great
17.A. friends B. hair C. hope D. face
18.A. refused B. wished C. dreamed D. decided
19.A. kind B. hurtful C. harmless D. funny
20.A. usually B. ever C. never D. nearly
My neighbor asked me to go for _____ walk, but I don’t think I’ve got ____ energy.
A. the; the B. a; / C. /; the D. a; the
______ at my classmates’ face, I read the same excitement in their eyes.
A. Looked B. Look C. To look D. Looking
When asked ____ they needed most, the kids said they wanted to feel loved.
A. whom B. why C. what D. which
It’s said that the early European playing-cards ______ for education.
A. have designed B. were designed
C. have been designed D. were being designed
--- I think he is taking an active part in social work.
--- I agree with you _________.
A. in a way B. on the way C. by the way D. in the way