题目内容：

    Our lovely neighbors have always had a beautiful St. Francis statue by the gate on the side of their house. I’ve always loved to ___at it whenever I look out of the kitchen window. The other day I noticed it wasn’t there! I ___where it had gone! I hoped it was just moved and not stolen! I told Milan about its ___and he said he would ask the ___the next time he saw them.

Yesterday he ___Mrs “Neighbor” and mentioned the missing statue to her. He told her how much we loved it and hoped it hadn’t been ___. She said that she had just moved it to the backyard ___would bring it back right away! “Oh, no!” said Milan, “We’re just glad it’s ___!” That evening we went out to sit in our garden and ___that the statue was back in its old ____! Oh, sweet neighbour! You are so kind and ____!

The next day we were out in the garden again, planting ____, and realized that we had too many. We actually couldn’t ____a place to put them all! I had to leave before we ____what to do with them. On my way out, I met Mrs “Neighbour” and ____her for moving the statue back! I told her that it wasn’t ____! And she said that the spot where the statue lay was too bare.

There were no flowers. ____, an idea went on in my head. The remaining flowers. She could have them. She was so ____.

Now St Francis ____among beautiful flowers. I look out of my kitchen window again now and smile! The statue is ____more beautiful to me now.

1.A. laugh B. stare C. aim D. point

2.A. knew B. ignored C. forgot D. wondered

3.A. disappearance B. secret C. fun D. story

4.A. strangers B. passers-by C. neighbours D. friends

5.A. came across B. cheered up C. turned to D. calmed down

6.A. changed B. damaged C. stolen D. sold

7.A. and B. for C. so D. or

8.A. rare B. active C. valuable D. safe

9.A. confirmed B. noticed C. guessed D. doubted

10.A. gesture B. spot C. direction D. angle

11.A. unfair B. equal C. fancy D. thoughtful

12.A. trees B. flowers C. vegetables D. grasses

13.A. figure out B. make up C. come up D. carry out

14.A. commanded B. preferred C. forecast D. decided

15.A. praised B. encouraged C. thanked D. blamed

16.A. useful B. good C. necessary D. peaceful

17.A. Suddenly B. Sincerely C. Fortunately D. Exactly

18.A. careful B. grateful C. disappointed D. anxious

19.A. works B. plays C. moves D. sits

20.A. ever B. then C. even D. just