“Welcome, Mary,” I said. She raised her head and looked into my eyes. The smile on my face  36  . Dear God, I thought, what   37   has entered the life of this little girl?
After settling Mary into her new desk and   38   her, I went to the headmaster. She said, “Sit down and I’ll   39   you in. Mary’s mother who loved her very much was shot and killed in her   40   one night at their house. Mary, screaming, escaped to a neighbor’s. Then the child went into   41  . She hadn’t cried or   42   her mother since.”
I returned only to discover that the children were already avoiding this “ 43  ” child. “Mary’s been hurt badly, but we can do a lot to help her,” I explained gently. Bless all children. How loving they can be   44  they understand.
In spite of our  45  , we seemed to be getting no closer to Mary and even my faith was wearing   46  . My heart ached so badly, wanting this child to come alive, to be aware of the beauty, the wonder, the fun, and even the   47   of living.
Spring approaching, children   48   to make flower baskets for room decoration. During the lunch time, a girl came hurrying to me. “Come to see Mary’s basket,” she said   49  . “You’ll never believe it!” I   50   my breath at its beauty, for it couldn’t have been the work from a child that   51  .
“Mary,” I said. “This is beautiful. How did you ever   52  ?” She looked at me with the shining eyes of any   53   little girl, saying, “My mother loved flowers.”
Thank you, God, You’ve   54   us the miracle(奇迹). I knelt and put my arms around the child. Then the tears came, slowly at first, but soon she was   55   her heart out against my shoulder. The other children had tears in their eyes, too, but theirs—like mine—were tears of joy.

A．formed B．broadened C．spread D．froze

A．wonder B．problem C．horror D．amazement

A．introducing B．comforting C．praising D．touching

A．put B．fill C．push D．let

A．absence B．presence C．company D．eyes

A．shock B．anger C．hunger D．action

A．missed B．mentioned C．seen D．heard

A．sweet B．sad C．lonely D．different

A．before B．though C．once D．unless

A．lessons B．talks C．words D．efforts

A．strong B．thick C．thin D．heavy

A．cost B．pain C．course D．pleasure

A．decided B．waited C．preferred D．wished

A．worriedly B．excitedly C．softly D．secretly

A．caught B．stopped C．counted D．took

A．old B．weak C．young D．clever

A．arrange B．prepare C．handle D．manage

A．unusual B．careful C．normal D．friendly

A．told B．taught C．paid D．given

A．crying B．shouting C．drawing D．Knocking