I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a       over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always      . Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was      . I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t       for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big       for the kids was the fun of Christmas      .
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking       what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for       to share by all five of us.
The big          arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and          them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would       back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits,       my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually      . She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies— fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything       we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door,     to be angry again. This is what she told me：
“I was looking      thinking of what to buy, and I       to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees’.One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she       for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and       the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so       as I did that day.

A．roof B．hat C．sky D．star

A．little B．less C．enough D．more

A．busy B．serious C．strict D．kind

A．effort B．room C．time D．money

A．improvement B．problem C．surprise D．excitement

A．shopping B．travelling C．parties D．greetings

A．the other B．each other C．one by one D．every other one

A．toys B．clothes C．presents D．bills

A．day B．chance C．cheque D．tree

A．forced B．reminded C．invited D．begged

A．draw B．stay C．move D．meet

A．including B．besides C．except D．regarding

A．quiet B．excited C．happy D．ashamed

A．since B．after C．while D．until

A．waiting B．ready C．hoping D．afraid

A．out B．over C．forward D．around

A．forgot B．stopped C．failed D．hated

A．wanted B．did C．got D．played

A．made B．searched C．bought D．fetched

A．angry B．rich C．patient D．bitter