1 . Soon the fire was burning bright, and everyone’s spirits lifted. The kids _________ when Dad handed them each a piece of candy, and Mrs. Clark looked on with a(n) _________ that probably hadn’t crossed her face since her husband died last year.
“God bless you,” she said. Dad _________ that everyone try on the shoes before we left. I was _________ when they all fit, and I wondered _________ he had known what sizes to get. Dad _________ each of the kids in his big arms and gave them a hug. They became attached to(依恋)him and didn’t want us to _________.
At the door, Dad invited Mrs. Clark and the children _________ for Christmas dinner the next day. With a look of deep _________, Mrs. Clark nodded.
On the way back home, Dad explained that he and Mom had ____________ money here and there all year long to buy me a dress for Christmas. But yesterday, when he had seen little Jake with his feet ____________ in gunnysacks(黄麻袋),Dad knew what he had to do. “I ____________ that money on some shoes and a little candy for those children. I hope you understand,” he said.
I understood very ____________. My father had given me a gift much ____________ than a dress. He gave me the look on Mrs. Clark’s face, the smiles of her three children, and the best Christmas ____________ of my life.
1. A.cheered | B.hid | C.quarrelled | D.stared |
2. A.tear | B.smile | C.expression | D.behavior |
3. A.agreed | B.threatened | C.insisted | D.opposed |
4. A.amazed | B.satisfied | C.afraid | D.anxious |
5. A.whether | B.that | C.where | D.how |
6. A.kissed | B.took | C.shook | D.helped |
7. A.stand | B.stay | C.leave | D.visit |
8. A.through | B.across | C.over | D.in |
9. A.misunderstanding | B.seriousness | C.admiration | D.gratefulness |
10. A.found | B.borrowed | C.paid | D.saved |
11. A.packed | B.wrapped | C.cleaned | D.protected |
12. A.invested | B.earned | C.spent | D.wasted |
13. A.well | B.little | C.poorly | D.differently |
14. A.less | B.cheaper | C.prettier | D.greater |
15. A.intention | B.memory | C.promise | D.journey |