January 23, 2007 became a nightmare for Jessica Bachus. Her second daughter Kenzi
Jessica knew that even if she couldn’t give dolls to both of her daughters that year, she could still make the holidays
“When I saw a family
Now going into its ninth annual
“Most families in our
Jessica and her husband now have four children — Bailey, Kam, Karson, and Kenzi. “We talk about Kenzi all the time. Last year our goal was to serve 10,000 kids since she would have been ten. It was a big
A.died | B.left | C.talked | D.returned |
A.so | B.for | C.and | D.but |
A.recovery | B.rescue | C.memory | D.appearance |
A.simple | B.fresh | C.special | D.sensible |
A.bought | B.collected | C.possessed | D.exchanged |
A.pick up | B.turn down | C.come across | D.break up |
A.failed | B.agreed | C.offered | D.continued |
A.finding | B.choosing | C.supporting | D.appreciating |
A.check | B.celebration | C.competition | D.donation |
A.world | B.schedule | C.opinion | D.program |
A.new | B.useful | C.strange | D.expensive |
A.treated | B.served | C.greeted | D.honored |
A.reward | B.number | C.surprise | D.success |
A.give | B.push | C.come | D.turn |
A.normal | B.various | C.beautiful | D.unique |
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A.lesson | B.idiom | C.issue | D.process |
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A.complex | B.previous | C.simple | D.basic |
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