It was before Christmas. The spirit of the season had not yet caught up with me. Quickly, I filled my shopping cart with some things and went to the long checkout lines. I picked the ________ one, but it looked as if it would be ________ a 20-minute wait.
In front of me were ________ small children--- a boy of five and a younger girl . The girl ________ a beautiful pair of shiny, golden shoes and ________ them as though they were a treasure.
The clerk showed them the ________. “That will be $6.09,” she said. The boy ________ some bills on the stand while he ________ his pockets. He finally came up with $3.12. “I guess we will come back some ________ time, maybe tomorrow.” With that ________ the little girl began to cry. “But Jesus would have loved these _______ ,” she cried. “Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll come ________.”, he told her.
Quickly I handed $3 to the ________. These children had waited in line for a long time and, ________ all, it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small ________ said,” Thank you, lady.” The girl said. “My Sunday teacher said that the streets in the heaven were made of shiny ________， just like these shoes. Our mommy is sick and she is going to ________ . Daddy said that she might go before Christmas, to be with Jesus. I think my mom will be beautiful ______ in those streets to ________ these shoes.”
My eyes filled with tears. Silently I thanked God for using these children to _______ me of the true spirit of giving.

A．shortest B．longest C．biggest D．smallest

A．at most B．at least C．more than D．less than

A．few B． five C．two D．some

A．took B．carried C．brought D．caught

A．watched B．looked C．thought D．treated

A．price B．card C．money D．expense

A．picked B．left C．laid D．let

A．found B．searched C．searched for D．looked for

A．another B．more C．other D．others

A．statement B．saying C．words D．announcement

A．goods B．gifts C．presents D．shoes

A．back B．home C．here D．over

A．children B．girl C．clerk D．boy

A．at B．after C．in D．of

A．boy B．girl C．voice D．sound

A．silver B．gold C．stones D．bricks

A．hospital B．sky C．heaven D．clinic

A．walking B．standing C．running D．staying

A．serve B．match C．suit D． fit

A．inform B．warn C．cure D．remind