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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36~55各題中所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。
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(孩子們) 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(散開). 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.
1.A. roof B. hat C. sky D. star
2.A. little B. less C. enough D. more
3.A. busy B. serious C. strict D. kind
4.A. effort B. room C. time D. money
5.A. improvement B. problem C. surprise D. excitement
6.A. shopping B. travelling C. parties D. greetings
7.A. the other B. each other C. one by one D. every other one
8.A. toys B. clothes C. presents D. bills
9.A. day B. chance C. cheque D. tree
10.A. forced B. reminded C. invited D. begged
11.A. draw B. stay C. move D. meet
12.A. including B. besides C. except D. regarding
13.A. quiet B. excited C. happy D. ashamed
14.A. since B. after C. while D. until
15.A. waiting B. ready C. hoping D. afraid
16.A. out B. over C. forward D. around
17.A. forgot B. stopped C. failed D. hated
18.A. wanted B. did C. got D. played
19.A. made B. search C. bought D. fetched
20.A. angry B. rich C. patient D. Bitter
