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One day I gave my 2yearold granddaughter paper and crayons to play with while I was working on the computer.After a little while she came to me and said，
“Grandma, I want a lady pen.”
“A lady pen？” I asked, “What is a lady pen？__1.B__ me.”
I opened the drawer that held the pens and pencils and she took one with the brightest lid and went back to her __2.C__.
Soon she was back and very disappointed.
“Grandma, this pen does not make a __3.A__，”she said.
Suddenly, I __4.B__ what she wanted when she asked for a “lady pen”．She had expected the pen to __5.A__ draw a lady for her.__6.D__， we know pens can't draw anything by themselves.They can only do __7.C__ our hands make them do.But she didn't know or learn that.
Later I wondered how often we expect our work，our spouse (配偶) or material things to do the __8.B__things for us.No created thing can do that.Only __9.C__ can do that for us.
__10.A__， we can be a pencil in God's hand.Mother Teresa once said，
“I am a little __11.D__ in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world.” If we become pens in God's hands, he will make something __12.B__ out of our lives and it will spill over to others.
I drew a lady for Tabitha that day，__13.B__ it was no masterpiece.God is the Master artist.He is an excellent __14.C__ and will mold us into something beautiful and pleasing—if we yield to his control.He __15.A__ that we will not be disappointed.
文章大意：本文根据作者的小孙女向她要一支能自动画出美女的笔的故事，来告诉我们：在生活中经常期望一些不可能的事情发生，但我们要相信上帝，上帝是万物的创造者，他会给我们创造一些美好的事物。
1．A．Bring B．Show
C．Buy D．Give
解析：a lady pen是什么样的？让“我”看看。show意为“显示，出示”。
2．A．crayons B．computer
C．paper D．room
解析：根据上文paper and crayons可知本空指的是“我”的小孙女选择了一个带有最亮的盖子的一支笔回到了她的画纸(paper)那里。
3．A．lady B．bird
C．girl D．picture
解析：根据上文提到的lady pen可知，本句指的是这支笔不能画出美女(lady)来。
4．A．noticed B．understood
C．decided D．caught
解析：突然“我”明白(understood)了当她要a lady pen的时候真正想要的是什么了。
5．A．automatically B．normally
C．naturally D．randomly
解析：根据下文的by themselves“独自地”可知，本空选择automatically“自动地”，指的是她想让这支笔自动为她画出美女来。
6．A．Above all B．As a result
C．At last D．Of course
解析：根据后面的内容可知选择of course“当然”。当然，我们都知道笔是不能自己画出东西来的。
7．A．that B．which
C．what D．after
解析：它们仅仅做我们的手让它们做的事情。what引导的从句作do的宾语。
8．A．useful B．impossible
C．meaningful D．challenging
解析：后来“我”想到我们经常期望我们的工作、配偶或者是一些物质上的东西为我们做一些不可能的(impossible)事情，本句指的是作者通过小孙女的事情而产生的感悟。
9．A．parents B．you
C．God D．family
解析：仅仅上帝才能为我们做到这一点，根据下文多次谈到God可知答案。
10．A．However B．Otherwise
C．Therefore D．Meanwhile
解析：然而我们可以是上帝手中的一支笔。根据上文的only可知本句表转折，故选择However“然而”。otherwise“要不然，否则”；therefore“因此”；meanwhile“与此同时”，均不符合题意。
11．A．power B．ring
C．angel D．pencil
解析：根据上文的we can be a pencil in God's hand可知本句选择pencil。
12．A．rare B．beautiful
C．expensive D．ordinary
解析：如果我们成为上帝手中的一支笔，那么他将会画出我们生活中美好的(beautiful)东西并把它们传递给其他的人。根据最后一段倒数第二句的something beautiful and pleasing可知答案。
13．A．unless B．though
C．if D．while
解析：“我”那天为孙女Tabitha画了一个美女，尽管(though)它称不上是杰作。
14．A．director B．conductor
C．creator D．performer
解析：根据下文的解释mold us into something beautiful and pleasing(把我们塑造成美丽和令人愉悦的东西)可知上帝是一个艺术家，是一个优秀的创造者(creator)。
15．A．promises B．suggests
C．forces D．warns
解析：上帝向我们保证他不会让我们失望的。promise意为“许诺，保证”。
