阅读下面短文，掌握其大意．然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was about twelve years old, my mother told us that we would not be ___
1___ Christmas gifts for lack of money．I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ___
2___?” Then，three women ___
3___ at our house with gifts for all of us．For me they bought a doll．I would no longer have to be ___
4___ when I returned to school．
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my ___
5___ Christmas special and memorable there, I ___
6___ remembered the women’s visit．I decided that I wanted to create the same feeling of ___
7___ for as many children as I could possibly ____
8__．
So I ___
9__ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help．We gathered about 125 orphans （孤儿） at the Christmas party．For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, each with a child’s name．We wanted all of them to know they were ___
10__．Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I ___
11__ them that they couldn’t open their presents until every child had come forward．Finally the __
12___ they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three．Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles ___
13__ up the room．The __
14___ in the room was obvious, and it wasn’t just about toys．It was a feeling---the feeling I knew from that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit．I wasn’t forgotten．Somebody still remembered me．I know I___
15___．
| 小题1: | | A．sending | B．receiving | C．making | D．exchanging |
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| 小题2: | | A．found | B．prepared | C．got | D．expected |
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| 小题3: | | A．broke in | B．settled down | C．showed up | D．turned off |
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| 小题4: | | A．puzzled | B．embarrassed | C．worried | D．relieved |
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| 小题5: | | A．present | B．first | C．recent | D．previous |
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| 小题6: | | A．hardly | B．suddenly | C．regularly | D．occasionally |
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| 小题7: | | A．strength | B．sadness | C．importance | D．safety |
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| 小题8: | | A．know | B．reach | C．remember | D．mention |
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| 小题9: | | A．kept up with | B．caught up with | C．came up with | D．put up with |
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| 小题10: | | A．fine | B．special | C．helpful | D．normal |
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| 小题11: | | A．reminded | B．waited | C．convinced | D．promised |
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| 小题12: | | A．chance | B．gift | C．moment | D．reward |
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| 小题13: | | A．lit | B．took | C．burned | D．cheered |
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| 小题14: | | A．atmosphere | B．sympathy | C．calmness | D．joy |
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| 小题15: | | A．matter | B．wonder | C．doubt | D．suppose |
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