I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always not enough, but we had a
36 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always
37 . Not knowing we were poor, my kids (孩子们) just thought I was
38 . I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t enough
39 for a lot of gifts, we planned to hold a family party. And the big
40 for the kids was the fun of Christmas
41 .
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking
42 what they wanted for Christmas. Luckily, I had saved $120 for them to buy
43 .
The big
44 arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and
45 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would
46 again at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits,
47 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually
48 . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything
49 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ready to be
50 again. This is what she told me.
“I was looking
51 , thinking of what to buy, and I
52 to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she
53 for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and
54 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so
55 as I did that day.
| 小题2: | | A．little | B．less | C．enough | D．more |
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| 小题3: | | A．busy | B．serious | C．strict | D．kind |
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| 小题4: | | A．effort | B．room | C．time | D．money |
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| 小题5: | | A．improvement | B．problem | C．surprise | D．excitement |
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| 小题6: | | A．shopping | B．travelling | C．parties | D．greetings |
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| 小题7: | | A．the other | B．each other | C．one by one | D．every other one |
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| 小题8: | | A．toys | B．clothes | C．presents | D．bills |
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| 小题9: | | A．day | B．chance | C．cheque | D．tree |
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| 小题10: | | A．forced | B．reminded | C．invited | D．begged |
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| 小题12: | | A．including | B．besides | C．except | D．regarding |
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| 小题13: | | A．quiet | B．excited | C．happy | D．ashamed |
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| 小题14: | | A．since | B．after | C．while | D．until |
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| 小题15: | | A．happy | B．angry | C．joyful | D．glad |
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| 小题16: | | A．out | B．over | C．forward | D．around |
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| 小题17: | | A．forgot | B．stopped | C．failed | D．hated |
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| 小题18: | | A．wanted | B．did | C．got | D．played |
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| 小题19: | | A．made | B．searched | C．bought | D．fetched |
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| 小题20: | | A．painful | B．rich | C．disappointed | D．angry |
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