I was unbelievably proud of my nine – year – old daughter, Emily. 　36 to buy a mountain bike, she’d been saving her pocket money all year, as well as doing small jobs to earn extra money.

By Thanksgiving, she had collected only ＄49. I said, “You 　37 have your pick from my bicycle 　38 .” “Thanks, Daddy. But your bikes are so old.” She was right. All my girls’ bikes were 1950s models, not the kind kid today would 　39 choose.

As Christmas 　40　 near, Emily and I went bike shopping. As we left one store, she 　41 a Salvation Army volunteer standing next to a big pot .“Can we give something. Daddy?” she asked. “Sorry, Em, I’m out of change.”

Throughout December, Emily continued to 　42 hard. Then one day, she made a 　43 announcement. “You know all the money I’ve been saving?” she said hesitantly. “I’m going to give it to the poor people. ” So one cold morning before Christmas, Emily handed her total savings of ＄58 to a volunteer who was really very 44 .

45 by Emily’s selflessness, I decided to contribute 　46 of my old bicycles to a car dealer who was collecting used bikes for poor children. 47 I selected a shiny model from my collection, however, it seemed as if a second bike took on a glow（发光）. Should I contribute two? No, one would be enough. But I couldn’t 　48 the feeling that I should give a second bike. When I later 　49 the bikes, the car dealer said, “You’re making two kids very 　50 , sir. Here are your tickets. For each bicycle contributed, we’re 　51 away one chance to win a girls’ mountain bike.”

Why wasn’t I surprised when that second ticket proved to be the 　52 ? I like to think it was God’s way of 　53 a little girl for a sacrifice 　54 her years – while giving her dad a lesson in the 　55 .

36．A．Promised　　 B．Amazed　　　 C．Determined　 D．Organized

37．A．need　　　　 B．should　　　 C．must　　　　 D．can

38．A．collection　 B．contribution C．shop　　　　 D．club

39．A．seldom　　　 B．likely　　　 C．slightly　　 D．merely

40．A．drew　　　　 B．became　　　 C．went　　　　 D．pulled

41．A．observed　　 B．sensed　　　 C．watched　　 D．noticed

42．A．study　　　 B．try　　　　 C．listen　　　 D．work

43．A．disappointing B．surprising C．formal　　　 D．public

44．A．agreeable　 B．hopeful　　 C．thankful　　 D．pitiful

45．A．Moved　　　 B．Shocked　　 C．Persuaded　 D．Demanded

46．A．one　　　　 B．some　　　　 C．two　　　　 D．any

47．A．While　　　 B．As　　　　　 C．Because　　 D．Though

48．A．express 　　 B．describe　　 C．explain　　 D．shake

49．A．returned　　 B．delivered　 C．chose　　　 D．shared

50．A．sweet　　　 B．healthy　　 C．happy　　　 D．fair

51．A．putting　　 B．giving　　　 C．storing　　 D．signing

52．A．present　　 B．harvest　　 C．winner　　　 D．chance

53．A．greeting　　 B．praising　　 C．sheltering　 D．rewarding

54．A．under　　　 B．before　　　 C．beyond　　　 D．within

55．A．process　　 B．project　　 C．struggle　　 D．communication