Alittleboybecameveryillandhadtospendalldayinbed．Becauseotherchildrenweren't（21）___tocomenearhim，hesufferedgreatly，andspenthisdaysfeeling（22）___．Therewasn't（23）___hecoulddoexceptlookoutofthewindo

　　Alittleboybecameveryillandhadtospendalldayinbed．Becauseotherchildrenweren't（21）___tocomenearhim，hesufferedgreatly，andspenthisdaysfeeling（22）___．

　　Therewasn't（23）___hecoulddoexceptlookoutofthewindow．Tunepassed，andhisfeelingof（24）___justgrew．Untilonedayhesawastrange（25）___inthewindow．Itwasapenguin（企鹅）eatingasausagesandwich．Thepenguinsqueezedin（26）___theopenwindow，said"goodafternoon"totheboy，turnedaround，andleft．

　　（27）___theboywasverysurprised．Hewasstilltryingtoworkoutwhathadhappened（28）___outsidehiswindowhesawamonkeyinadress，quite（29）___blowingupaballoon．Atfirsttheboyaskedhimselfwhatthatcouldbe，butafterawhile，asmoreandmorecharacters（30）___outsidethewindow，heburstoutlaughingandfoundithardto（31）___．

　　Anyonewantingtostoplaughingwouldneverbe（32）___byseeingapigplayingadrum，oradogwearingglassestalkingaboutpolitics．Theboydidn'ttellanyoneaboutthisbecausewho（33）___havebelievedhim？Anyway，thosestrangecharacterseventually（34）___puttingjoybackinhisheart，andinhisbody．Beforelong，his（35）___hadimprovedsomuchthathewasabletogobacktoschoolagain．

　　There，hegottotalktohisfriends，andtellthemallthe（36）___thingshehadseen．WhilehewastalkingtohisbestfriendJackhesawsomething（37）___outofJack'sschoolbag．TheboyaskedJackwhatitwas，andhewasso（38）___thatfinallyJackhadtoshowhimwhatwasinthebag：thefancysuitsanddisguises（道具）thathehadbeenusingtotryto（39）___thelittleboyup!

　　Sowhenyourfriendisintrouble，don't（40）___himbyaskingifthereisanythingyoucando．Justdosomethingappropriate．Alittleactofkindnessmakesabigdifferencetohim．

　　21．A．askedB．invitedC．requestedD．permitted22．A．angryB．excitedC．blueD．nervous23．A．allB．manyC．muchD．something24．A．hopelessnessB．embarrassmentC．curiosityD．uncertainty25．A．situationB．shadowC．shapeD．sig