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2: | | A．fold | B．become | C．spread | D．make |
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| 小题3: | | A．presented | B．sold | C．lent | D．thrown |
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| 小题4: | | A．education | B．country | C．organization | D．neighborhood |
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| 小题5: | | A．dying | B．coming | C．visiting | D．retiring |
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| 小题6: | | A．beautiful | B．strong | C．new | D．comfortable |
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| 小题7: | | A．empty | B．puzzling | C．confusing | D．inspiring |
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| 小题8: | | A．without | B．besides | C．except | D．beside |
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| 小题9: | | A．needed | B．lacked | C．contained | D．showed |
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| 小题10: | | A．curious | B．disappointed | C．angry | D．sick |
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| 小题11: | | A．forward | B．still | C．straight | D．even |
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| 小题12: | | A．so that | B．as long as | C．even though | D．as though |
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| 小题13: | | A．hugs | B．smiles | C．prizes | D．lessons |
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| 小题14: | | A．sorry | B．happy | C．eager | D．relaxed |
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| 小题15: | | A．Suddenly | B．Quickly | C．Unwillingly | D．Slowly |
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| 小题16: | | A．slowed | B．jumped | C．slipped | D．fell |
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| 小题17: | | A．leave | B．stay | C．head | D．arrive |
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| 小题18: | | A．smiling | B．crying | C．dancing | D．glaring |
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| 小题19: | | A．shape | B．color | C．weight | D．form |
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