Section B(18 marks)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Once upon a time, a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for using up the family’s only roll of expensive gold wrapping paper. Money was tight, and he became even more 36 when on Christmas Eve, he saw that the child had glued the gold paper so as to 37 a shoebox to put under the Christmas tree.
Nevertheless, the next morning the little girl, filled with excitement, brought the gift box to her father and said, "This is for you, Daddy!"
As he opened the box, the father was embarrassed by his earlier 38 . But when he opened it, he found it was empty and again his anger flared. "Don't you know, young lady,” he said 39 , “when you give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside the package!"
The little girl 40 him with tears rolling from her eyes and said: "Daddy, it's not empty. I 41 kisses into it until it was all full."
The father was crushed. He 42 on his knees and put his arms around his precious little girl. He begged her to forgive him for his 43 anger.
From then on the father kept that little gold box by his bed for all the years of his life. Whenever he was discouraged or faced difficult problems he would open the box, take out a(an) 44 kiss, and remember the love of this beautiful child who had put it there.
In a very real 45 , each of us as human beings have been 46 an invisible golden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, friends and God. There is no more precious 47 anyone could hold.
36.A.upset B.thrilled C.excited D.content
37.A.made B.close C.make D.decorate
38.A.overhearing B.overlooking C.overreaction D.overemphasis
39.A.hurrily B.curiously C.sharlply D.softly
40.A.looked down upon B.looked up at
C.looked upon D.looked through
41.A.made B.folded C.invented D.blew
42.A.fell B.got C.felt D.put
43.A.extreme B.unnecessary C.terrible D.unaccountable
44.A.false B.real C.handmade D.imaginary
45.A.degree B.sense C.situation D.way
46.A.fetched B.claimed C.given D.kept
47.A.possession B.Christmas C.talent D.shoebox
