This was my grandmother's first Christmas without grandfather, and before he passed away we had promised grandfather that we would make this her best Christmas ever. When my parents and I
at her house, we found she had waited up all night for us. The house did seem a little
without grandfather.
Grandfather had always said that the Christmas
was the most important decoration of all. So we immediately set to work on the beautiful artificial tree that was stored in grandfather's closet (壁櫥). Through our efforts, we finally stepped back to
our handiwork. It looked beautiful.
something was missing.
"Where' s your star?" I asked.
The star was my grandmother' s favorite part of the tree.
"Why, it
be here somewhere," she said, starting to sort through the boxes again. "Your grandfather always
everything so carefully when he took the tree down."
As we emptied the boxes and
no star, my grandmother's eyes filled with tears. Grandfather had given it to grandmother some fifty years ago on their first Christmas together. It brought them great happiness. Now, on her first Christmas without him, the star was
, too.
"Don' t worry, Grandmother," I
her. "We'll find it for you."
My mother and I formed a search
. "Let' s start in on the closet where the ornaments (裝飾品) were," Mother said. "Maybe the star just fell out of the box. "
That sounded
, so I began to search the closet. I thought I tried every
, but no star. I could see grandmother was
, although she tried not to show it.
"What's in this wrapped box?" Mother suddenly called out. "It was at the bottom of father's closet. "
Grandmother took the box in
and opened it. Her face
when she unfolded the paper and pulled out a golden star. There was a(n)
attached.
Don' t be angry with me, dear. I broke your star while packing the decorations, and I couldn't
to tell you. Thought it was time for a new one. I hope it brings you as much
as the first one. Merry Christmas!
Love,
Bryant
So grandmother's tree had a star after all, a star that expressed their everlasting love for one another. And we were glad we were able to make this Christmas
for her.
| 小題1: | | A．a(chǎn)rrived | B．looked | C．stayed | D．worked |
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| 小題2: | | A．noisy | B．empty | C．safe | D．clean |
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| 小題3: | | A．flower | B．bell | C．stocking | D．tree |
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| 小題4: | | A．a(chǎn)dmire | B．repair | C．paint | D．design |
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| 小題6: | | A．might | B．must | C．need | D．will |
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| 小題7: | | A．packed | B．decided | C．covered | D．searched |
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| 小題8: | | A．made | B．left | C．found | D．felt |
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| 小題9: | | A．gone | B．hidden | C．broken | D．forgotten |
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| 小題10: | | A．warned | B．persuaded | C．reminded | D．comforted |
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| 小題11: | | A．game | B．class | C．company | D．party |
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| 小題12: | | A．challenging | B．reasonable | C．pleasant | D．difficult |
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| 小題13: | | A．suggestion | B．direction | C．possibility | D．method |
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| 小題14: | | A．a(chǎn)shamed | B．a(chǎn)nnoyed | C．disappointed | D．frightened |
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| 小題15: | | A．fear | B．relief | C．a(chǎn)nger | D．surprise |
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| 小題16: | | A．cleared | B．brightened | C．darkened | D．tightened |
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| 小題17: | | A．a(chǎn)rticle | B．note | C．receipt | D．poem |
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| 小題18: | | A．bear | B．a(chǎn)fford | C．wait | D．a(chǎn)gree |
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| 小題19: | | A．peace | B．change | C．luck | D．joy |
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| 小題20: | | A．special | B．funny | C．relaxing | D．favorite |
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The hardest lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself．That was basic．If I hadn't been able to do that, I would have collapsed and become a chair rocker on the front porch for the rest of my life．When I say belief in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase alone．That is part of it．But I mean something bigger than that: an assurance that I am, despite imperfections, a real, positive person; that somewhere in the sweeping, intricate（錯(cuò)綜復(fù)雜的） pattern of people there is a special place where I can make myself fit．