1. I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a
over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always
. Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was
. I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t
for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big
for the kids was the fun of Christmas
.
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking
what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for
to share by all five of us.
The big
arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and
them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would
back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits,
my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually
. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies— fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything
we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door,
to be angry again. This is what she told me:
“I was looking
thinking of what to buy, and I
to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees’.One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she
for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and
the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so
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.waiting | B.ready | C.hoping | D.afraid |
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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.angry | B.rich | C.patient | D.bitter |
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