ItisthelastdayoftheschoolyearandIstandempty-handedwithnogifttogiveyou．Itisn'tthatIhaven'ttriedtothinkofsomethingmeaningfulandspecial…quitetothecontrary．FormonthsIhavecombedshopsanddepartmentstores，and

　　ItisthelastdayoftheschoolyearandIstandempty-handedwithnogifttogiveyou．

　　Itisn'tthatIhaven'ttriedtothinkofsomethingmeaningfulandspecial…quitetothecontrary．FormonthsIhavecombedshopsanddepartmentstores，andevensearchedtheInternetonlytorealizethatnothingcouldmeasureuptothefeelingsofamother'sgratefulheartandateacher'slovingdevotion．

　　HowIwishacolorfulbundleoffreshwildflowerscouldreflectthebeautyofyourwaywithchildren!Jewelrywouldsurelybenice，butwhatcanIaffordthatwouldnotgrowquicklyoutofstyle？Youdeserverespectforyourdeterminationandcreativity，yourdevotionandtalent．

　　AtthemomentthefirstschoolbellranglastAugust，Iplacedinyoumytrust，believingyouwouldteachmychildandreserverespectformeasaparent．Iaddedtothatmyconstantanddevotedwishthatyouwouldbereasonableandfairtosetlimitationsandruleswhileofferingmychildachancetolearnself-control．Isincerelyhopethatyourclassroomwouldbeasafeshelterformychildtogrowandlearn，whichisaperfectmixtureofself-disciplineandcontrolledinstruction．Iprayedforyourhealthandyourhappiness，andyourabilitytobesuppliedwiththetoolsnecessarytocompleteyourtaskasateacherandeducator．IofferedyoumytimeasoftenasIcould，andmysupportforyourcause．Occasionally，IevenofferedyouachallengewhenIspokemymind，sometimesstandingfirm，sometimesgivingupwitharenewedassuranceora"waitandsee"attitude!

　　IwishwithallmyheartIcouldputadelicateribbononawrappedpackageandgiveyoua"something"toexpressmyappreciationandaffection，butIhavenothingtogiveyouthatwouldbebetterthanthepreciousgiftIhaveeverhadtoofferandwhichyoualreadysopleasantlyacceptedmonthsago-theoneyouhaveheldclosetoyourheart，laughedwithandprobablycriedwith，cheeredandscolded-mychild!

　　Andtoday，asmychildreturnstomysideforthesummer，thegiftIhumblygivetoyouisfounddeepwithinmyheart．

　　57．Onthelastdayoftheschoolyear，theauthorhasnogifttogivetheteacher，because___．

　　A．shehasnotimetothink ofsomethingmeaningfulandspecial

　　B．shecannotfindsomethingthatcanproperlyexpressherfee