Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more__1_，waiting for the final school bell. Upon its __2_ everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David. David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often_3__ what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so __4_ for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David_5__. I can still remember he was always__6_ a smile and willing to help. He always__7_ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He _8__just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly __9_ home. Weeks passed and the __10__over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of _11__before the holiday break. I smiled in _12__as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David_13__stand by my desk. “I have something for you,” he said and _14__from behind his back a small box._15__it to me, he still anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my _16__saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said. “The box is nice, David, but it is _17__.” “Oh no it isn’t.” said David, “Tt’s full of love. My mum told before she died that love was something you could not see or touch unless you know it’s there. Tears filled my eyes_18_ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given _19_to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning _20_the little empty box set on my desk. 1. A. anxious B. courageous C. serious D. cautious 2. A. warning B. ringing C. calling D. yelling 3. A. scolded B. wondered C. realized D. learned 4. A. modestly B. naturally C. inaccurately D. inappropriately 5. A. popular B. upset C. special D. funny 6. A. expressing B. delivering C. wearing D. sharing 7. A. practised B. wandered C. studied D. stayed 8. A. would B. should C. might D. could 9. A. aim at B. turn to C. put off D. head for 10. A. argument B. excitement C. movement D. judgment 11. A. school B. year C. education D. program 12. A. relief B. return C. vain D. control 13. A. weakly B. sadly C. quietly D. helplessly 14. A. searched B. found C. raised D. pulled 15. A. Holding B. Handing C. Sending D. Leaving 16. A. delight B. expectation C. appreciation D. surprise 17. A. cheap B. empty C. useless D. improper 18. A. as B. until C. because D. though 19. A. advice B. support C. attention D. command 20. A. from B. behind C. over D. towards 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/6ddbe0e826fff705cd170a37.html