Rain was falling as my sister Jill and I ran out of the church, eager to get home and play with the   1   that Santa had left for us. Across the street was a gas station where the bus stopped. It was   2   for Christmas, but I noticed a family standing close to the locked door in an attempt to keep   3  .
We were on the way to our grandparents’ house for the Christmas dinner. We were approaching our destination(目的地)   4   my father U-turned in the middle of the road and said, “I can’t   5   it! They are standing in the rain. They’ve got children. It’s Christmas. ”
When my father   6   the gas station, he rolled down his window. “Merry Christmas. You are waiting for the   7  ?” Father asked.
The man said that they were. They were going to Birmingham, where he had a brother and   8   of a job.
“Why don’t you all get in the car and I’ll   9   you up there. ”
After they settled in, Father looked back over his   0   and asked the children if Santa had found them yet. Their sad faces gave him the   11  .
“Well, I didn’t think so,” my father said, “  12   when I saw Santa this morning, he told me that he was having   13   finding all, and he asked me if he could leave your toys in my   14  . We’ll just   15   them first before I take you to your destination. ” All at once, the three children’s faces shone with   16  .
When we got out of the car at our house, the children   17   the front door and straight to the Christmas tree. One of the girls picked up Jill’s doll and   18   hugged it to her breast, and the other girl seized(抓住)something of mine.
All this happened many years ago, but the memory of it remains   19  . That was the Christmas when my sister and I learned the   20   of making others happy.

A．balls B．presents C．parcels D．trees

A．open B．familiar C．closed D．unexpected

A．clean B．energetic C．active D．dry

A．while B．when C．now that D．even if

A．understand B．admit C．deserve D．stand

A．pulled into B．drove away C．passed by D．looked at

A．truck B．brother C．bus D．driver

A．chances B．benefits C．emergencies D．discoveries

A．show B．seek C．bring D．drive

A．window B．head C．shoulder D．children

A．sympathy B．answer C．problem D．belief

A．because B．though C．as if D．so

A．pleasure B．trouble C．confidence D．suffering

A．company B．car C．shop D．house

A．recognize B．buy C．fetch D．find

A．doubt B．disappointment C．curiosity D．excitement

A．ran through B．stared at C．watched out D．looked through

A．shyly B．immediately C．quietly D．slowly

A．sensitive B．worthwhile C．fresh D．weak

A．joy B．award C．patience D．attention