第四节完形填空（共20 小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter. One day the man  26  his 3-year-old daughter for  27  a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became  28  when the child tried to decorate a  29  to put under the Christmas tree.  30  , the little girl brought the gift to her  31  the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.”
The man was  32  by his earlier  33  , but his anger flared again when he found out the box was  34 . He yelled at her, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is  35  to be something inside?” The little girl looked  36  at him with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I  37  kisses into the box. They are all for you, Daddy.”
The father was crushed. He  38  his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her  39 .
Only a short time later, an  40  took the life of the child. It is also told that her father  41  that gold box by his bed for many years and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out a(n)  42  kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us, as human beings, has been given a gold container  43  unconditional love and kisses from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other  44  , which anyone could hold, more  45  than this.
26. A. asked                       B. praised                   C. begged                   D. punished
27. A. wasting                    B. stealing                  C. selling                    D. holding
28. A. glad                         B. angry                     C. sad                        D. upset 
29. A. room                        B. hall                        C. box                        D. ball
30. A. Nevertheless             B. But                        C. Therefore               D. And
31. A. father                       B. mother                   C. teacher                   D. sister
32. A. puzzled                    B. surprised                C. scared                    D. embarrassed
33. A. overwork                  B. overreaction       C. overcoat                 D. overpass 
34. A. empty                      B. heavy                     C. full                        D. wet 
35. A. happened                  B. seemed            C. supposed                D. used
36. A. down                       B. back                      C. up                         D. forward 
37. A. blew                        B. sent                       C. set                         D. passed 
38. A. put                           B. turned                    C. handed                   D. gave 
39. A. kindness                   B. forgiveness         C. sadness                   D. carelessness
40. A. overview                  B. incident           C. accident                 D. action 
41. A. remembered              B. owned                    C. had                        D. kept
42. A. imaginary           B. kind                       C. gentle                    D. warm
43. A. filled with                B. pleased with           C. crowded with               D. equipped with
44. A. world                       B. feeling                   C. possession              D. love
45. A. expensive              B. precious            C. comfortable            D. interesting