There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before being sent away this boy was the 1 student in his class，who was at the top in every 2 .

But the boy changed after 3 the boarding school. His grades started 4 and he hated being in a group. He was 5 all the time and there were 6 dark times when he felt like committing suicide （自殺）. It was because he felt 7 and that no one loved him that 8 all of this. Worrying about the boy and not knowing what was wrong with him， the boy’s father decided to travel to the boarding school and 9 with him. They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him casual questions about his classes， 10 and sports. After some time his dad said， “Do you know， son， why I am here today？” The boy answered， “To check my 11 ？”

“No， no，” his dad 12 . “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don’t care about grades 13 your feeling and your 14 . You are my life.” 15 into tears， the boy hugged his father and didn’t say anything to each other for a long time. Now the boy has 16 he wants. He knows there is someone on this earth who 17 him deeply. He means the 18 to someone. And today this young man is in 19 at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad！

Too often we don’t 20 the power of a touch， a smile， a kind word， a listening ear， an honest compliment， or the smallest act of caring， all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

1. A. tallest B. brightestC. strongestD. worst

2. A. competitionB. chanceC. placeD. month

3. A. callingB. visitingC. attendingD. leaving

4. A. increasingB. disappearingC. improvingD. dropping

5. A. scaredB. lonelyC. busyD. confident

6. A. speciallyB. especiallyC. possiblyD. simply

7. A. worthlessB. hopefulC. pleasedD. valuable

8. A. replacedB. interruptedC. causedD. resulted

9. A. quarrelB. argueC. discussD. talk

10. A. illnessB. adventuresC. teachersD. mistakes

11. A. gradesB. homeworkC. knowledgeD. tests

12. A. shoutedB. repliedC. criedD. apologized

13. A. thenB. and C. butD. or

14. A. habitB. futureC. successD. happiness

15. A. MovedB. DelightedC. ShockedD. Frightened

16. A. nothingB. anythingC. everythingD. something

17. A. hatesB. lovesC. remembersD. recognizes

18. A. homeB. familyC. schoolD. world

19. A. hospitalB. collegeC. villageD. church

20. A. expectB. enjoyC. realizeD. remember