Direction: There are ____20____ blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was ____21____ and he became upset when the child tried to ____22____ a box to put under the Christmas tree. ____23____ , the little girl brought the ____24____ to her father the next morning and said, "This is the gift for you, Daddy. "
The man was ____25____ by his earlier overreaction, but he ____26____ angry again when he found out the box was ____27____ He yelled at her, adding, " Don’t you know,when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be ____28____ inside" The little girl ____29____ at him with tears in ____30____ eyes and cried," Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blew ____31____ into the box. They’ar all for you, Daddy. "
The father was ____32____ He put his arms around his little girl, and he ____33____ for her forgiveness.
Only a short time ____34____ , an accident took the life of the child. It is also told that ever since then her father kept that ____35____ box by his bed for many years and, ____36____ he was discouraged, he would take out a (n) ____37____ kiss and remember the ____38____ of the child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each one of us, as human beings, has been given a gold ____39____ filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is ____40____ no possession, anyone could hold, more precious than this.