Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment --- to draw a picture of__21__for which they were thankful.

Most of the class might be__22__economically disadvantaged, but still many would__23__the holiday with turkey and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the__24__of most of her students' art. And they were.

But Douglas made a__25__kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher's true child of misery，__26__ and unhappy. As other children played at breaks, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain Douglas felt__27__those sad eyes.

Yes, his picture was different. When__28__to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a__29__. Nothing else. Just an empty hand.

His abstract image captured the__30__of his peers. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers__31__turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and__32__people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went－until the teacher__33__forgot the young artist himself.

__34__the children had gone on to other assignments, she__35__at Douglas' desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It's yours, teacher.”She recalled the__36__she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How__37__had she said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we'll go outside.”Or，“Let me show you how to hold your pencil.”Or，“Let's do this together.”Douglas was most__38__for his teacher's hand. In fact，people__39__not always say “thanks”．But they'll remember the hand that__40__.

Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.

21．A. anything     B．something     C．nothing        D．everything

22．A. suggested    B．affected       C．encouraged     D．considered

23．A. celebrate     B．share         C．like           D．avoid

24．A. purposes     B．subjects       C．persons        D．examples

25．A. good        B．encouraging    C．different       D．exciting

26．A. merry       B．naughty       C．weak          D．lively

27．A. behind      B．beside         C．before         D．around

28．A. hoped       B．asked         C．forced         D．persuaded

29．A. gift         B．person         C．hand          D．wonder

30．A. thought      B．description     C．respect        D．imagination

31．A. raise        B．need          C．buy           D．sell

32．A. look at      B．care for        C．take away      D．drive off

33．A. always      B．almost         C．usually        D．therefore

34．A. Before      B．Now that       C．Since          D．When

35．A. stared       B．aimed         C．paused         D．glanced

36．A. chance      B．forms         C．ways           D．times

37．A. seldom      B．often          C．soon           D．much

38．A. thankful     B．calm          C．pleased         D．comfortable

39．A. could       B．must          C．should          D．might

40．A. moves on    B．sticks above    C．reaches out      D．puts out

 — I’m still working on my project.

— Oh, you’ll miss the deadline. Time is ______.   

A. going out     B. running out        C. giving out    D. losing out

 Don’t believe him. He _____ a story.

A. makes up      B. is making up     C. makes up of     D. is making out

 There was such long queue for coffee at the interval that we _____ gave up.

A. purposefully    B. unfortunately    C. generously     D. eventually

English speakers also enjoy other forms of Asian poetry—Tang poems from China______.

A．in particular　　 B．in return　　 C．in conclusion　 D．in place

 They have ______ carefully the time and money needed to complete the project.

A．picked out   B．left out     C．figured out   D．taken out

 He insisted that he ______the law and _______.

A．didn't break; mustn't be punished    B．doesn't break; shouldn't punish

C．hadn't broken；be not punished     D．hadn't broken; not be punished

 But for the help of my English teacher, I _____the first prize in the English Writing Competition.

A．would not win   B．would not have won   C．would wind   D. would have won

The local government has taken some effective measures， ______at cutting down the cost during the tough economy.

A．pointing       B．approving      C．managing       D．aiming

 —When shall we meet?

— ______. Any day is OK with me.

A．That's all right     B．All right     C．It's up to you    D．That depends