When I was about 12 years old， I really wanted a new bike！ I _
_36__ my parents my birthday wish，but I knew there was little hope because my family could _
_37__ have that money.
On my birthday my parents told me they had my _
_38__ outside in the back yard. At once I
__39__ out to the yard. There was my bike，
__40__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink， old and worn with age. It was so _
_41__！ I thought I _
_42__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment
__43__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I
__44__ the old bike and rode it， feeling
__45__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile， rode as fast as I could and didn’t
__46__.
As time went by， I began to understand my parents gave me
__47__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about
__48__. When you give something out of love， it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this
__49__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember， a gift that _
_50__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars， or even more.
| 小题1: | | A．talked | B．spoke | C．said | D．told |
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| 小题2: | | A．hardly | B．quickly | C．slowly | D．easily |
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| 小题3: | | A．guitar | B．gift | C．cake | D．card |
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| 小题4: | | A．rushed | B．rode | C．climbed | D．came |
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| 小题6: | | A．exciting | B．interesting | C．relaxing | D．disappointing |
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| 小题7: | | A．liked | B．hated | C．hurt | D．thanked |
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| 小题9: | | A．got in | B．got on | C．got off | D．got up |
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| 小题10: | | A．surprised | B．excited | C．happy | D．bad |
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| 小题11: | | A．look ahead | B．look back | C．come up | D．come down |
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| 小题12: | | A．anything | B．nothing | C．something | D．everything |
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| 小题13: | | A．love | B．money | C．friendship | D．knowledge |
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| 小题14: | | A．idea | B．news | C．advice | D．story |
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| 小题15: | | A．spends | B．costs | C．pays | D．offers |
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