Two weeks before Christmas, Mother told me we were going to my grandmother's house for the holiday. Grandma and Uncle Henry lived on a farm some 15 miles out of town They had no electricity or running water and
_ what I considered the "good things" in life. They
made no plans for Christmas When Christmas Eve arrived, Mom told me in her best "I-mean-it" voice to
_ all the decorations from our tree. She packed those up
all the materials for a
_ turkey dinner.
Christmas morning
perfectly with the sun shining brightly across a fresh blanket of snow.
_ I was angry silently in the backseat of the car as we made our
_ to grandma's. This was going to be the
_ Christmas ever! Grandma was
_ to see us as we walked up to her door. "What on earth are you doing here?" she said." We weren't expecting
. It's Christmas, and I don't even have a turkey to cook for you." "I knew
." Mom said as we set boxes of goodies(好吃的) on the kitchen table. "That's _
we brought all with us." "We
_ have a tree" Mom insisted. "
what will we do with all these decorations?" Uncle Henry quickly caught Mom's spirit. He called me to join him, and we found a perfect Christmas tree in the woods. Soon the house
_ fresh and piney as we decorated the pine tree, and the day
a festive air . The turkey dinner was very good, too. I was actually beginning to enjoy this unusual Christmas day!
Dessert was almost forgotten
_ Mom came out with the final surprise-a flaming (色彩鲜明的)pudding! "Merry Christmas, mother," Mom said. "Dear me!" Grandma said with her mouth wide open. "I haven't seen a flaming pudding since I left England before I was married." Tears of
filled her eyes. I could not keep the tears
. my eyes, either. I knew then that Mom had also given me the best Christmas present ever.
She had taught me what a beautiful thing it is to give.
| 小题1: | | A．wanted | B． lacked | C．refused | D． prepared |
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| 小题2: | | A．also | B．still | C．never | D．hardly |
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| 小题3: | | A．replace | B．collect | C．remove | D．cover |
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| 小题4: | | A．instead of | B．by the side of | C．along with | D．in spite of |
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| 小题5: | | A．normal | B．complete | C．fresh | D．separate |
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| 小题6: | | A．dawned | B．passed | C．broke | D．happened |
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| 小题8: | | A．decision | B．Way | C．wish | D．plan |
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| 小题9: | | A．last | B．busiest | C．best | D．worst |
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| 小题10: | | A．expected | B．crazy | C．surprised | D．ready |
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| 小题11: | | A．anyone | B．others | C．someone | D．no one |
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| 小题15: | | A．In short | B．Therefore | C．However | D． Or rather |
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| 小题16: | | A．improved | B．smelled | C．became | D．changed |
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| 小题17: | | A．went on | B．put on | C．took on | D．tried on |
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| 小题18: | | A．until | B．after | C．because | D．unless |
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| 小题19: | | A．sadness | B．joy | C．regret | D．worry |
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| 小题20: | | A．outside | B．back | C．away | D．from |
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