When I was a little girl，I found love in a box all because of a class assignment.On a Friday night I__1__at the dinner table，“My teacher said we have to bring a box，a special box，for our Valentines (情人節(jié)) on Monday.”

Mother said，“We’ll see”，and she continued eating.

What did “We’ll see” mean？I had to have that box__2__my second grade Valentine’s Day would be a disaster.Maybe they didn’t love me enough to help me with my__3__.

All Saturday I waited__4__and with Sunday arriving，my concern increased，but I__5__an enquiry about the box might__6__anger or loud voice，for in my house children only ask once.More than that __7__trouble.

Late Sunday afternoon，my father called me into the kitchen.The table was covered with colorful__8__of different kinds.A(n)__9__shoebox rested on top of it.__10__flooded through me when Daddy said，“Let’s get started__11__your project.”

In the next hour my father__12__the shoebox into an impressive valentine box.Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts__13__to what I considered all the right places.He sang while he worked.When he finished，he was so delighted that a__14__smile spread over his face.“What do you think of that？” he asked.

I answered him with a hug.

But inside，__15__danced all the way to my heart.It was the first time that my father devoted so much__16__to me，for his world consisted of work only.

The holiday party arrived，and my classmates put cards，and presents into the valentine boxes.Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time__17__.

On the way home，I held out my valentine box for the world to__18__.The love that filled it meant more to me than all inside.

The valentine box became a symbol of his love that__19__through decades of other Valentine’s Days.He gave me other gifts through the years，but none__20__compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old，empty shoebox.

1.A.announced　　 　　 B．a(chǎn)ppeared

C．served　　　　 　 D．sat

2．A.and　　　　　 　　　 B．however

C．or　　　　　　 　　 D．so

3．A.design　　　　 　　 B．plan

C．idea　　　　　 　　 D．project

4．A.sadly　　　　 　　 B．a(chǎn)nxiously

C．disappointedly　 　　 D．patiently

5．A.found　　　　 　　　 B．realized

C．knew　　　　 　　 D．imagined

6．A.start　　　　 　　 B．cause

C．mark　　　　 　　 D．produce

7．A.invited　　　 　　 B．took

C．saved　　　　 　 D．had

8.A.boxes　　 　　　　　 B．gifts

C．paper 　　　　　　　 D．food

9．A.new 　　　　　　　　 B．big

C．a(chǎn)ttractive 　　　　　 D．empty

10．A.Relaxation　　 　 B．Relief

C．Cheer　　　　 　 D．Calm

11．A.by 　　　　　　　 B．a(chǎn)t

C．in 　　　　　　　 D．on

12．A.folded　　　 　　　 B．packed

C．changed　　 　　　　 D．pressed

13．A.joined 　　　　　 B．a(chǎn)ttached

C．linked 　　　　　　　 D．connected

14．A.slight 　　　　　 B．brief

C．broad 　　　　　　　 D．confident

15．A.joy　　　　 　　　 B．fun

C．interest　　　 　　　 D．a(chǎn)musement

16．A.money 　　　　　 B．time

C．support 　　　　　　 D．hope

17．A.reached 　　　　 B．set

C．spent 　　　　　　　 D．came

18．A.accept　　 　 B．respect

C．a(chǎn)dmire　　　 　　 D．recognize

19．A.carried 　　　　 B．kept

C．spread 　　　　　　 D．lasted

20．A.ever 　　　　　　 B．even

C．yet 　　　　　　 D．still