In our daily life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the ones who’d lived those years with us. In fact, we don’t have to wait for   36   to thank the ones closest to us---the ones so easily  37  . If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is this: Give it now!  38  your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it. Saying thanks is such an easy way to  39   to the world's happiness. Saying thanks not only  40  someone else's world, it brightens yours. If you're feeling left  41  , unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to others. It may be just the ___42  you need.
       Of course, there are times when you can't express gratitude  43  ．In that case don't let embarrassment sink you into silence —speak up the first time you have the chance．
       Once a young minister. Mark Brian, was sent to a   44    town of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. The Indians, he had been told, did not have a  45  for thank you. But Brian soon found that these people had  __46 generosity. Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to  47  every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior  48  . They do their thanks．
       I wonder if we had no words in our  49  for thank you, would we do a better job of  50  our gratitude? Would we be more responsive, more sensitive, more caring?
       Thankfulness sets in motion a chain reaction that  51  people all around us—including ourselves. For no one ever  52  the melody of a grateful heart. Its message is  53  ; its words go  54  all earthly barriers; its music ___55  the Heavens.
36. A. requirements                 B. anniversaries            C. celebrations         D. congratulations
37. A. overlooked                   B. satisfied                C. attended         D. appreciated
38. A. While                        B. Since                C. Although         D. Despite
39. A. add up to                    B. add to               C. make up              D. look for
40. A. widens                       B. strengthens              C. clears               D. brightens
41. A. worn out                     B. left behind              C. cut out              D. left out
42. A. requirement                  B. order                C. medicine         D. encouragement
43. A. safely                       B. immediately              C. carefully        D. rightly
44. A. remote                   B. nearby                   C. crowded          D. poor
45. A. purpose                      B. desire               C. word             D. heart
46. A. special                      B. strange                  C. respected        D. unknown
47. A. sell                         B. show                 C. do                   D. return
48. A. kindness                     B. manner                   C. reward           D. value
49. A. world                    B. vocabulary           C. knowledge        D. books
50. A. communicating            B. connecting               C. convincing           D. copying
51. A. treats                       B. translates               C. transports           D. transforms
52. A. gets                         B. misleads             C. misunderstands       D. misspells
53. A. common                       B. universal                C. ordinary             D. usual
54. A. beyond                       B. over                     C. besides              D. through
55. A. covers                       B. excites                  C. touches              D. decorates

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