Thanksgiving Day was near. Lucy, the first grade teacher, gave her class a fun   36 — to draw a picture of somebody or something for which they were    37  . When the students    38  
their assignment, she found most of them drew some pictures of their family, teachers, friends or neighbors.
Douglas, however, made a different kind of picture. He was a   39   boy. He didn’t act the same as others. He always seemed to be shy and sad. He   40  played with other children during the break   41  they kindly invited him to. Lucy treated him very well. She always helped him and   42   him to be confident. Yes, his picture was different. He just drew a   43 . Nothing else. His abstract image   44   the imagination of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One guessed it was a mother’s hand, for mother’s hand gives children warmth and   45  . Another child guessed it was a police officer’s hand, because the police   46  people and care for people. And so the discussion   47 .
When the children were discussing it, Lucy paused at Douglas’ desk,   48  down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy murmured, “It’s   49 , teacher.” Douglas was most thankful for her hand. She was   50  and felt tears in her eyes. She thought of the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there. She   51   how often she had said to him, “Take my   52 , Douglas. We’ll go outside.” or “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.”
The story speaks of   53  thankfulness. It also says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship. They might not always say “  54 ” out, but they’ll remember the hand that you   55 out to give them love and be grateful to you always.
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A．assignment B．question C．suggestion D．solution

A．sorry B．regretful C．thankful D．responsible

A．gave in B．handed in C．put off D．called off

A．strong B．kind C．different D．humorous

A．often B．usually C．seldom D．ever

A．because B．though C．as D．since

A．encouraged B．discouraged C．cheered D．praised

A．hand B．face C．ear D．leg

A．reduced B．ruined C．inspired D．used

A．comfort B．praise C．sorrow D．coldness

A．search B．question C．meet

A．ended B．succeeded C．continued D．failed

A．broke B．pulled C．looked D．bent

A．his B．yours C．my mother’s D．my father’s

A．disappointed B．annoyed C．tired D．touched

A．forgot B．regretted C．recalled D．understood

A．hand B．book C．lesson D．gift

A．rather than B．more than C．anything but D．nothing but

A．I’m sorry B．Take care C．I’m all right D．Thank you

A．get B．reach C．put D．make