阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中

科目：英语
题型：完型填空
难度：中等
人气：1616

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
Why did I come today? I wondered. My feet ached almost as much as my head. My Christmas    36 contained several people that claimed they needed nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt 37 I bought them something, so gift buying was   38 but fun.
Hurriedly, I finished shopping and   39 the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about five and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of   40 slippers. When we finally   41   the checkout register, the girl   42 placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a    43 .
“That will be $ 6.09,” the cashier said. The boy    44 his pockets. He finally came up with $ 3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he bravely said. “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft 45 broke from the little girl. “But    46 would have loved these shoes,” she cried.
“Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely   47 ,” he said. Quickly I handed $ 3.00 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And,   48 , it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small voice   49    said, “Thank you, lady.” “What did you 50 when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to   51 . Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be 52 walking on those streets in these shoes?”
My eyes 53 as I looked into her tear-stained face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am 54 she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to   55 me of the true spirit of giving I once was familiar with.