完形填空
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题中所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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.
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A.roof |
B.hat |
C.sky |
D.star |
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A.little |
B.less |
C.enough |
D.more |
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A.busy |
B.serious |
C.strict |
D.kind |
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A.effort |
B.room |
C.time |
D.money |
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A.improvement |
B.problem |
C.surprise |
D.excitement |
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A.shopping |
B.travelling |
C.parties |
D.greetings |
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A.the other |
B.each other |
C.one by one |
D.every other one |
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A.toys |
B.clothes |
C.presents |
D.bills |
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A.day |
B.chance |
C.cheque |
D.tree |
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A.forced |
B.reminded |
C.invited |
D.begged |
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A.draw |
B.stay |
C.move |
D.meet |
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A.including |
B.besides |
C.except |
D.regarding |
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A.quiet |
B.excited |
C.happy |
D.ashamed |
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A.since |
B.after |
C.while |
D.until |
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A.waiting |
B.ready |
C.hoping |
D.afraid |
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A.out |
B.over |
C.forward |
D.around |
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A.forgot |
B.stopped |
C.failed |
D.hated |
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A.wanted |
B.did |
C.got |
D.played |
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A.made |
B.search |
C.bought |
D.fetched |
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A.angry |
B.rich |
C.patient |
D.Bitter |
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