OnedayinSeptemberweweredoingrepairworkonmyparents’oldhousetogetitreadyformyyoungestdaughter’swedding.Wehadto 36 agreatclimbingplantthathadgrown 37 aroofbeam（房梁），sothatwecouldrepairtheroofand 38 thewalls.
Whenmyhusbandwastakingtheplantaway,hefounda 39 ofablackbirdthathadmadeitshomeintheleaves.Hethen 40 something 41 amongthatmassofearthandstrawofthenest.Hebroketheeartharounditintopieceswithhisfingertipsand,tohis 42 ,sawglitteringgold.Itwasachild’sbracelet（手镯）.Heranintothehouseto 43 me.
“Youwon’tbelievethatthe 44 blackbirdsnotonlystealthebestfruitwe 45 tofeedon,”hesaid,“buttheyalsowanttheirchildrento 46 inacradle（摇摆）ofgold!”
Whenmydaughtercameoverontheeveofthe 47 ,wetoldheraboutthis 48 occurrence.
“Don’tyouremember,Mother?”shesaidwithaloud 49 .“WhenIwaseight,yougavemeabraceletthatI 50 afewdayslaterwhileoutplayingintheyard?Itwasthisone!”
Asthebraceletnolonger 51 itsownerandwasdirty,Idecidedtotakeitintomysafekeeping.
InDecemberofthefollowingyear,theyoungcouple’sbabysonwasbaptized（受洗礼）.Amongthe 52 thenewbornbabyreceived,Iplacedhismother’sbracelet,nowshininglike 53 .Ihopethatifmygrandson 54 losesit,oneofthe 55 thatliveinmybackyardissomewherenearby.
36．A．remove B．cover C．grow D．water
37．A．beyond B．over C．across D．through
38．A．build B．paint C．rescue D．print
39．A．nest B．baby C．body D．egg
40．A．moved B．got C．picked D．noticed
41．A．nice B．colorful C．shiny D．special
42．A．horror B．surprise C．delight D．disappointment
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