When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment. On a Friday night I 36 at the dinner table, “My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines on Monday”. Mother said, “We’ll see,” and she continued eating. What did “We’ll see” mean? I had to have that box, 37 my second grade Valentine’s Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn’t love me enough to help me with my 38 . All Saturday I waited 39 and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased. However, I 40 that an enquiry about the box would 41 anger or loud voices, for in my house children only asked once. More than that 42 trouble. Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with different kinds of colorful 43 . A (n) 44 shoebox rested on top of it. 45 flooded through me when Daddy said, “Let’s get started 46 your project.” In the next hour my father 47 the shoebox into an impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts 48 to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a 49 smile spread across his face. “What do you think of that?” he asked. I answered him with a hug. But inside, 50 danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father had devoted so much 51 to me, for his world consisted only of work. The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time 52 . On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to 53 . The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside. The valentine box became a symbol of his love that 54 through decades of other Valentine’s Days. My father gave me other gifts through the years, but none 55 compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old, empty shoebox. 小题1: A．announced B．appeared C．served D．sat 小题2: A．and B．but C．or D．so 小题3: A．design B．plan C．idea D．project 小题4: A．sadly B．anxiously C．disappointedly D．patiently 小题5: A．found B．realized C．knew D．imagined 小题6: A．start B．cause C．mark D．produce 小题7: A．invited B．took C．saved D．had 小题8: A．boxes B．gifts C．paper D．food 小题9: A．new B．big C．attractive D．empty 小题10: A．Relaxation B．Relief C．Cheer D．Calm 小题11: A．by B．at C．in D．on 小题12: A．folded B．packed C．changed D．pressed 小题13: A．joined B．attached C．linked D．connected 小题14: A．slight B．brief C．broad D．confident 小题15: A．joy B．fun C．interest D．amusement 小题16: A．money B．time C．support D．hope 小题17: A．reached B．set C．spent D．came 小题18: A．accept B．respect C．admire D．recognize 小题19: A．carried B．kept C．spread D．lasted 小题20: A．ever B．even C．yet D．still