While Christmas shopping in a jewelry store, I discovered a table of golden ornaments (饰品) on sale. So beautiful in
41 ,each had a personality of its own. I looked through hundreds of pieces,
42 a few and took them home.I was afraid that they would disappear among other
43 gifts of a Christmas tree,
44 I used them to decorate wreaths (花环). When I stood back to
45 my work, a thought crossed my mind: Wouldn’t some of our family and friends like these, too?
I raced back to the jewelry store to discover that the piles of ornaments had been
46 even further. This time I bought dozens, as I
47 the many people who might enjoy one for the holidays.
I
48 began my creative project. While I tied lovely bows and glued golden ornaments, my mind
49 to Christmases past, how special each had been. I thought about others perhaps not so
50 . Some people in our community
51 had a family to share the joy of Christmas. Some didn’t
52 with holiday decorations.
I nodded my head in determined
53 . They would be at the top of my list to receive a little wreath.
54 the plan my husband showed great enthusiasm (热情) and we set out together to put it into
55 .
We visited the aged, the widowed (寡居的) and the lonely. Each one was
56 at our cheerful stop and
57 hung our small gifts — often the
58 signs of celebration in their homes.
After several days, I realized we had made and given almost two hundred wreaths. Decorated with
59 and delivered with delight, they filled many homes and hearts with the joy of Christmas. We were glad that our
60 did make sense and we found our Christmas spirit in doing and giving.
| 小题1: | | A．design | B．concept | C．condition | D．form |
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| 小题2: | | A．checked | B．selected | C．transformed | D．charged |
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| 小题3: | | A．huge | B．fancy | C．expensive | D．valueless |
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| 小题4: | | A．however | B．therefore | C．otherwise | D．still |
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| 小题5: | | A．envy | B．polish | C．admire | D．undertake |
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| 小题6: | | A．reduced | B．emptied | C．sorted | D．cleared |
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| 小题7: | | A．worried about | B．thought of | C．cared for | D．watch over |
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| 小题8: | | A．bitterly | B．naturally | C．eagerly | D．curiously |
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| 小题9: | | A．appealed | B．opened | C．crossed | D．wandered |
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| 小题10: | | A．fortunate | B．wealthy | C．energetic | D．comfortable |
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| 小题11: | | A．sometimes | B．ever | C．often | D．never |
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| 小题12: | | A．bother | B．serve | C．compare | D．play |
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| 小题13: | | A．surprise | B．disappointment | C．satisfaction | D．shame |
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| 小题15: | | A．effect | B．action | C．reality | D．consideration |
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| 小题16: | | A．shocked | B．scared | C．embarrassed | D．excited |
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| 小题17: | | A．without delay | B．as usual | C．on purpose | D．in turn |
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| 小题18: | | A．common | B．universal | C．only | D．standard |
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| 小题19: | | A．hope | B．pardon | C．luck | D．love |
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| 小题20: | | A．devotion | B．courage | C．kindness | D．support |
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