第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a   36   over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always   37  . Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was   38  . I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t   39   for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big   40   for the kids was the fun of Christmas   41  .
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking   42   what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for   43   to share by all five of us.
The big   44   arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and   45   them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would   46   back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits,   47   my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually   48  . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything   49   we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door,  50   to be angry again. This is what she told me.
“I was looking   51   thinking of what to buy, and I   52   to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she   53   for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and   54   the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so   55   as I did that day.
36. A. roof                          B. hat                           C. sky                          D. star
37. A. little                          B. less                          C. enough                     D. more
38. A. busy                          B. serious                        C. strict                        D. kind
39. A. effort                        B. room                       C. time                         D. money
40. A. improvement                 B. problem                   C. surprise                    D. excitement
41. A. shopping                    B. travelling                 C. parties                      D. greetings
42. A. the other                    B. each other                C. one by one               D. every other one
43. A. toys                              B. clothes                            C. presents                    D. bills
44. A. day                           B. chance                            C. cheque                            D. tree
45. A. forced                       B. reminded                  C. invited                            D. begged
46. A. draw                         B. stay                         C. move                       D. meet
47. A. including                   B. besides                     C. except                      D. considering
48. A. quiet                         B. excited                     C. happy                      D. ashamed
49. A. since                         B. after                        C. while                       D. until
50. A. waiting                      B. ready                       C. hoping                            D. afraid
51. A. out                              B. over                          C. forward                   D. around
52. A. forgot                        B. stopped                    C. failed                       D. hated
53. A. wanted                      B. did                          C. got                          D. played
54. A. made                         B. searched                   C. bought                            D. fetched
55. A. angry                        B. rich                         C. patient                            D. sad