题目内容：

I had a lot on my mind as I picked up the pieces of what had once been my teddy bear on the snowiest day last year. Only twenty-four hours before, I had been      with it in our farmhouse. How quickly things       ! The house I had lived in disappeared. The fire had       all those things with my memories.

I have never known my mother to be       . In fact, my whole family has always been      . But when picking up my ashen (灰白色的) clothing on this cold winter morning, she moved with emptiness. The       was so heavy to us.

Days passed and the situation didn’t become       . After moving to the temporary house, my father told me dealing with this would cost       money. It brought about a wave of       and life became a struggle.

“Hey, Tony,” a classmate came up to me at lunchtime with a box in her hands.       , all my classmates stood up. “Tony, we know what       a few days ago. This is not something you have to go through       . Alex, Phoebe and I started up the Shoebox Fund for you. Almost every student in our school       . We love you and we want you to have this. ” She       me with the box. I opened it to find piles of twenty-dollar bills and notes of love.

My eyes were filled with       , and I had never been so moved. I had felt so lonely for the days after the fire that I became      , unwilling to communicate with others. But these people looked past the rudeness I had       them. They were my true friends and by sharing this       , they were my family.

Yes, things are getting back to           . But what I learned from this journey of discovery will       with me forever.

1.A. playing     B. dealing     C. equipping      D. combining

2.A. began       B. worked       C. changed         D. increased

3.A. put out      B. taken away   C. cut off         D. started with

4.A. hopeless     B. encouraged   C. dissatisfied    D. pleased

5.A. friendly    B. busy        C. comfortable   D. positive

6.A. hurt         B. hit         C. burden         D. duty

7.A. easier       B. better       C. faster         D. worse

8.A. extra        B. private      C. huge            D. pocket

9.A. sadness      B. nervousness  C. peace          D. thought

10.A. Generally   B. Finally      C. Secretly        D. Suddenly

11.A. existed    B. continued   C. remained       D. happened

12.A. straight    B. alone      C. naturally     D. socially

13.A. believed  B. accepted  C. donated       D. paid

14.A. presented   B. shared      C. helped         D. handed

15.A. curiosity   B. judgment  C. words         D. tears

16.A. patient   B. disappointed C. silent        D. confident

17.A. shown      B. offered     C. returned       D. labelled

18.A. belief      B. interest  C. experience    D. practice

19.A. subject   B. reality   C. nature         D. normal

20.A. stay        B. compare     C. connect       D. agree