1 . I was 10 the year my cousin Marley's parents gave her a(n) _____ Christmas surprise: they were getting a divorce (离婚). My aunt _____California, but my uncle decided to get her back. There was one matter_____to put his young daughter._____， my mother loved Marley, giving her more attention than her family ever did.

On that Christmas Eve, my _____ arrived on our doorstep ____ an old blue suitcase. Before she stepped     _____， Marley said, “It doesn't matter. When my parents come back, we'll have a bigger _____ than this.”

Late on the night Marley arrived, my mom came into my room, her arms   ____ with packages.

I knew they were my Christmas presents. “I know how you love surprises but we have to _____ which ones to give to Marley.”

My mother carefully ______ the gifts. Wow! I saw ice skates, red leather gloves and a dollhouse. The last present was the ______ we'd asked the lady at the local store to take down and play for us over and over again.

“Which ones？”my mother asked. “She can ______ the ice skates，”   I said reluctantly (勉强地). “That's good，” my mother said. She began to ______ the packages up again. Then she stopped and asked, “Are you sure about these？” At that moment, I realized she expected ______ from me than I had already     ______. So I gave her the music box, too, and she hugged me.

The next morning, Marley's eyes were resolute (坚定的). She expected nothing and wanted us to know she didn't ______. But when she saw her name on the biggest box, she couldn't hide her ______. I thought my happiness would be cut in half. Instead it was ______．

Over the last 40 years, Marley and I have grown apart. But the love we felt for each other that day still   ______. Today Marley says, “They were the best presents I ever got.”