The Empty Easter Egg

Jeremy was born with a twisted body and a slow mind. At the age of 12 he was still in second grade. He would make _________, and his teacher, Doris Miller, often became angry with him.

One day, the children talked ___________ about the coming of Easter (復活節(jié)). Their teacher Doris told them the story of Jesus, and then to___________ the idea of new life springing forth, she gave each of the children a large plastic empty Easter egg. She asked them to bring it back tomorrow with something inside that shows new life.

The next morning, 19 children came to school, laughing and talking as they_______ their Easter eggs in the large basket on Miss Miller’s desk. It was time to open the now filled empty eggs. In the first egg, Doris found a flower. “Oh yes, a flower is certainly a _________ of new life,” she said. The next empty egg shell contained a plastic butterfly, which looked very real. Doris held it up. “We all know that a caterpillar changes and grows into a beautiful butterfly. Yes, that’s new life, too.”

Suddenly, Jeremy spoke up. “Miss Miller, aren’t you going to talk about my Easter egg?” Impatiently, Doris replied, “But Jeremy, your Easter egg is _________.” He looked into her eyes and said softly, “Yes, but Jesus’ tomb (墳墓) was empty, too.” Time stopped. When she could speak again, Doris asked him, “Do you know why the tomb was empty?”

“Oh, yes,” Jeremy said, “Jesus was killed and put in there. Then His Father raised Him up.” “And that’s how Easter _________!”

The recess bell rang. While the children excitedly ran out to the schoolyard, Doris cried. The cold inside her melted completely away.

Three months later, Jeremy died. Those who paid their respects were __________to see 19 Easter eggs on top of his casket (棺材), all of them empty.

1.A. noises B. friends C. eggs D. plans

2.A. worriedly B. proudly C. excitedly D. sadly

3.A. guess B. explain C. check D. change

4.A. pushed B. dropped C. threw D. placed

5.A. name B. picture C. sign D. shape

6.A. empty B. small C. big D. broken

7.A. ended B. started C. changed D. developed

8.A. happy B. angry C. disappointed D. surprised

1.A 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.D 【解析】 這篇短文給我們講述了一個先天患有重病的男孩Jeremy，在聽了老師將復活節(jié)的故事之后，帶來了一個空的彩蛋，他認為耶穌的墓是空的，因為耶穌復活了，所以他的空的彩蛋也象征著一個復活的生命。 1.句意：他經(jīng)常發(fā)出噪音，他的老師Doris Miller經(jīng)常很生他的氣。noi...
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