2 . When we saw a programme on TV about a Christmas trip to Lapland, we knew our four children would love it. ____ them on any holiday is costly, but it was a once-in-a-lifetime ____ for our family.
In October, we got the children to write Christmas ____ to Santa. They thought it was a bit soon but were ____ just how many letters Santa receives, so getting in early would make sure that he would read them.
Our departure day arrived in mid-December. There was an explosion of excitement as we parked and ____ our suitcases onto a trolley (手推车) and the children realized we were _going on a plane. The excitement built as we ____.
It was all worth it. The look on their faces as we ____ in Rovaniemi, Finland, was ____. Four days of total magic followed. We took sleigh rides, ____ snow mobiles (雪地摩托) and patted reindeer. On our fourth day we finally ‘found’ Santa, who had a genuine, thick white ____. His home was ____ from floor to ceiling with Christmas parcels, which was every child’s dream.
If that wasn’t ____, he held four hand-written letters that our children immediately ____. Santa said, “So, you must be Thomas, Lucy, Alice and Philip and you’ve come all the way from England just to see me!” He turned to one of the towers of wrapped presents, ____ up and carefully withdrew four parcels. Each of them received a personally addressed ____ signed ‘With love from Father Christmas’ and inside was ____ what they’d asked for in their letters.
Those four days in Lapland will ____ forever the most memorable of our lives. Our four children, now aged between 32 and 38, still talk about that ____ as the most wonderful Christmas ever where childhood magic came to ____.
1. | A．Bringing | B．Taking | C．Putting | D．Carrying |
2. | A．action | B．performance | C．experience | D．adventure |
3. | A．letters | B．messages | C．cards | D．stories |
4. | A．asked | B．warned | C．persuaded | D．reminded |
5. | A．fixed | B．loaded | C．delivered | D．packed |
6. | A．hardly | B．completely | C．actually | D．hopefully |
7. | A．checked in | B．dropped by | C．showed off | D．looked back |
8. | A．landed | B．appeared | C．poured | D．entered |
9. | A．useless | B．harmless | C．priceless | D．careless |
10. | A．seated | B．flew | C．moved | D．rode |
11. 12. | A．covered | B．buried | C．charged | D．filled |
13. | A．enough | B．perfect | C．possible | D．welcome |
14. | A．judged | B．recognized | C．noticed | D．observed |
15. | A．made | B．cheered | C．reached | D．picked |
16. | A．photo | B．book | C．poster | D．gift |
17. | A．exactly | B．partly | C．naturally | D．particularly |
18. | A．work | B．remain | C．change | D．send |
19. 20. | A．mind | B．power | C．light | D．life |
