语法填空训练(7)

The Thanksgiving Day was coming, a school teacher asked her class of first graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She_  1  (think) of how little these children from poor neighborhoods _  2   (actual) had to be thankful for. But she knew that   3   of them would draw pictures of turkeys or tables with food. The teacher was surprised   4   the picture Douglas handed in – a smile childishly drawn hand.

But   5   hand? The class was puzzled by the abstract image. “I think it must be the hand of God __6___ brings us food,” said one child. “A farmer,” said__7___, “because he grows the turkeys.” Finally when the others were at work, the teacher bent over Douglas’ desk and asked whose hand it was. “It’s    8    hand, Teacher,” he answered.

She recalled that frequently after class she had taken Douglas, a short lonely child by the hand . She often did that with___9__ children. But it meant so much to Douglas. Perhaps this was everyone’s Thanksgiving, not for the material things   10  (give) to us but for the chance, in whatever small way, to give to others.

Keys:

t     2. actually    3. most       4. at         5. whose            

        7. another       8. your      9. the      10. given