Even though it was only October£¬my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more__36__ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its__37__ everyone would run for their coats and go home£¬everyone except David.

David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often__38__ what kind of home life David had£¬and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so__39__for the cold winter months without a coat£¬boots£¬or gloves. But something made David__40__.I can still remember he was always__41__a smile and willing to help. He always__42__ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much.He__43__ just simply smile and ask what else he could do£¬then thank me for letting him stay and slowly__44__ home.