Question

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通讀下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后從各題所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。

As a single mother of four children and working at a low-paid job, I couldn’t get enough money for the family, but we had ______on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always enough. Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was ______. I’ve always been glad about that.

Christmas was coming, and although there wasn’t enough ________ for a lot of gifts, we planned to hold a family party. And the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas ______.

The children planned weeks before, asking ______ what they wanted for Christmas. Luckily, I had saved $120 for them to buy ______.

The big day arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar note and ______ them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散開). We had two hours to shop; then we would _____ again at the “Santa’s Workshop”.

On the way 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, ready 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 bought the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”

I never felt so ______ as I did that day.

1. A. bowls B. forks C. chopsticks D. food

2.A. busy B. serious C. strict D. kind

3.A. effort B. room C. time D. money

4.A. shopping B. traveling C. parties D. greetings

5.A. the other B. each other C. another D. all of them

6.A. toys B. clothes C. presents D. bills

7.A. made B. reminded C. invited D. spoke

8.A. draw B. stay C. move D. meet

9. A. including B. besides C. except D. beside

10.A. quiet B. excited C. happy D. sad

11.A. since B. after C. while D. until

12.A. out B. over C. forward D. around

13.A. forgot B. stopped C. failed D. hated

14.A. wanted B. did C. got D. played

15.A. painful B. rich C. helpless D. angry

Answer 1