Hope in my arms Last year, I was invited to participate in a carnival for Tuesday’s Child, an organization that helps children with AIDS. All the children that had gathered at one particular room could 36  a square on a piece of cloth. Later the squares would be sewn (缝) together to 37  a quilt. The quilt would be 38 to a man who had devoted his life to the 39 and would soon be 40 . The kids were given paints in bright colors and asked to paint something that would make the quilt 41 . As I looked around at all the squares, I saw pink hearts, blue clouds, orange sunrises and red flowers. The pictures were all bright and 42 . All 43 one. One boy was painting a heart, but it was dark and lifeless. It 44 the bright colors that his fellow artists had used.I asked why. He told me that he was very 45 and so was his mom. He said that his sickness was not ever going to get better and neither was his mom’s. He looked 46 into my eyes and said, “There is no hope in my life.” I told him I was sorry and I could understand why he had made his heart a dark color. I told him that 47 we couldn’t make him better, we can give 48 , which can really help when you are feeling sad. I told him that if he would like, I would be 49 to give him one so he could see what I meant. 50 , he crawled into my lap. I thought my own heart would burst for this sweet little boy. He sat there for a long time. Finally he 51 down to finish his coloring. As I was getting ready to 52 home, I felt a tug (猛拽) on my jacket. Standing there was the little boy, 53 . He said, “My heart is changing 54 . It is getting brighter. I think those hugs really do 55 .” On my way home I felt my own heart. It too had changed to a brighter color. 小题1: A．find B．paint C．cut D．draw 小题2: A．fold B．become C．spread D．make 小题3: A．presented B．sold C．lent D．thrown 小题4: A．education B．country C．organization D．neighborhood 小题5: A．dying B．coming C．visiting D．retiring 小题6: A．beautiful B．strong C．new D．comfortable 小题7: A．empty B．puzzling C．confusing D．inspiring 小题8: A．without B．besides C．except D．beside 小题9: A．needed B．lacked C．contained D．showed 小题10: A．curious B．disappointed C．angry D．sick 小题11: A．forward B．still C．straight D．even 小题12: A．so that B．as long as C．even though D．as though 小题13: A．hugs B．smiles C．prizes D．lessons 小题14: A．sorry B．happy C．eager D．relaxed 小题15: A．Suddenly B．Quickly C．Unwillingly D．Slowly 小题16: A．slowed B．jumped C．slipped D．fell 小题17: A．leave B．stay C．head D．arrive 小题18: A．smiling B．crying C．dancing D．glaring 小题19: A．shape B．color C．weight D．form 小题20: A．fit B．hurt C．fail D．work