I remember my first Christmas party with Grandma．I remember the day when my big sister dropped the bomb: “There is no Santa Claus,” she laughed．“Even dummies know that!”
I fled to Grandma because I knew she always told me
21 ．After I told her everything, she said “No Santa Claus? Don’t believe it. Now,
22 your coat, and let’s go.”
“Go? Go where?” I asked．
“Where”
23 to be the General Store．As we walked through its doors, Grandma
24 me ten dollars．That was a lot in those days．“Take this money and buy something for
25 needs it．I’ll wait for you in the car．”
The store seemed big and
26 , full of people hurrying to finish their Christmas shopping．For a few moments I just stood there,
27 , holding that bill, wondering what to buy, and who on earth to buy it for．
Suddenly I thought of Bobbie who sat right behind me．I remembered he didn’t have a coat．I fingered the bill with growing
28 ．I would buy Bobbie a coat．
“Is this a Christmas present for someone?” the lady behind the
29 asked me kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down
“Yes,” I replied shyly．“It’s…for Bobbie.”
The nice lady smiled at me．I didn’t get any
30 , but she put the coat in a bag and wished me a Merry Christmas．
That evening, Grandma helped me
31 the coat and wrote, “To Bobby, From Santa Claus” on it．Then she
32 me over to Bobbie’s house．
Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie’s house, and she and I crept
33 and hid in the
34 ．Then Grandma gave me a sign．“All right, Santa Claus, get going．”
I took a deep
35 , dashed for his front door, threw the present down, pounded his doorbell and flew back to the safety．Together we
36 breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open．Finally it
37 , and there stood Bobbie．
Forty years haven’t dimmed the thrill of those
38 spent shivering, beside my grandma, in Bobbie’s bushes．
39 , I realized: Santa was alive and well, and we were
40 his team．
| 小题1: | | A．the reason | B．many things | C．stories | D．the truth |
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| 小题2: | | A．put on | B．put away | C．put up | D．put down |
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| 小题3: | | A．used | B．turned out | C．found out | D．turned up |
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| 小题4: | | A．lent | B．took | C．paid | D．handed |
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| 小题5: | | A．anyone | B．whomever | C．someone who | D．those who |
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| 小题6: | | A．crowded | B．varied | C．noisy | D．convenient |
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| 小题7: | | A．satisfied | B．confused | C．curious | D．amazed |
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| 小题8: | | A．worry | B．disappointment | C．happiness | D．excitement |
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| 小题9: | | A．counter | B．desk | C．shelf | D．goods |
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| 小题10: | | A．money | B．gifts | C．change | D．encouragement |
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| 小题11: | | A．make | B．wrap | C．undo | D．design |
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| 小题12: | | A．drove | B．took | C．led | D．asked |
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| 小题13: | | A．quickly | B．painfully | C．nervously | D．noiselessly |
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| 小题14: | | A．bushes | B．darkness | C．doorway | D．car |
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| 小题15: | | A．courage | B．look | C．step | D．breath |
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| 小题16: | | A．waited | B．whispered | C．crept | D．stood |
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| 小题17: | | A．came | B．sounded | C．did | D．appeared |
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| 小题18: | | A．moments | B．days | C．time | D．people |
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| 小题19: | | A．Today | B．That year | C．That night | D．Since then |
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