Question

How old was I? I can’t remember. Maybe I was only 10. It was the first 1 without my father because he was away for something. He left me to fill that sad place in my mother’s heart. It was the Christmas when I stopped being a 2 and tried to play Father Christmas myself. I really wanted to make it happy and bright again. It was the Christmas of the 3.
Mom first saw the coat at Tobias, a nice 4 shop in our town’s little shopping mall. It was dark green. And it was a 5, heavy, wool dress coat. Mom pulled it out from the rack(架) and held it up. “Long enough,” she said in a low voice and 6.
“I need a new coat,” Mom smiled before the mirror. She looked good on any clothes, 7 this coat suited her much better. She looked at the 8, then hung the coat back on the rack, standing there once more to 9 
Eighty-seven dollars. But I decided to buy it for her. As we moved on 10the mall, I found some excuse to return and asked one of the Tobias ladies to 11 the coat.
I helped clean every yard(庭院) in our neighbourhood—some yards twice, and soon I got the coat. The store ladies helped me put it in their biggest 12 with bright blue paper and thick silver ribbon(丝带). I don’t remember 13 I got it home, but I can still feel the wonderful 14 and pride that filled me. I would imagine the big space which the box would take up under our tree. Here it was—joy, peace and 15—all in the box, waiting for Mom’s surprise.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      Easter
   2. B.
      Christmas
   3. C.
      Halloween
   4. D.
      Thanksgiving
2. 2.
   1. A.
      child
   2. B.
      son
   3. C.
      student
   4. D.
      teacher
3. 3.
   1. A.
      tree
   2. B.
      bag
   3. C.
      coat
   4. D.
      ribbon
4. 4.
   1. A.
      children’s
   2. B.
      women’s
   3. C.
      girl’s
   4. D.
      men’s
5. 5.
   1. A.
      big
   2. B.
      wide
   3. C.
      thin
   4. D.
      long
6. 6.
   1. A.
      tried it on
   2. B.
      put it on
   3. C.
      kept it on
   4. D.
      turned it on
7. 7.
   1. A.
      though
   2. B.
      or
   3. C.
      for
   4. D.
      and
8. 8.
   1. A.
      price
   2. B.
      design
   3. C.
      color
   4. D.
      material
9. 9.
   1. A.
      taste
   2. B.
      feel
   3. C.
      sound
   4. D.
      smell
10. 10.
    1. A.
       through
    2. B.
       over
    3. C.
       past
    4. D.
       across
11. 11.
    1. A.
       sell
    2. B.
       send
    3. C.
       keep
    4. D.
       wash
12. 12.
    1. A.
       tank
    2. B.
       basket
    3. C.
       bag
    4. D.
       box
13. 13.
    1. A.
       how
    2. B.
       why
    3. C.
       whether
    4. D.
       when
14. 14.
    1. A.
       development
    2. B.
       excitement
    3. C.
       improvement
    4. D.
       advertisement
15. 15.
    1. A.
       courage
    2. B.
       confidence
    3. C.
       love
    4. D.
       honesty

Answer 1

BACBD ADABA CDABC
1.根据后文内容提到的Christmas，可知本题选B
2.根据后文内容说自己充当父亲的角色，故选A
3.根据下文呢的内容Mom first saw the coat at Tobias可知答案为C
4.根据上文提到的衣服可知道是给母亲的， 故选B
5.根据后文内容Mom pulled it out from the rack(架) and held it up. “Long enough,可知答案为D
6.try it on，表示试穿，符合上下文语境，故选A
7.根据上下文的联系可知答案为D
8.根据上下文的内容可知答案为A。
9.根据后文内容the smooth brush of wool.，可知答案为B，表示感觉…。
10.在…内部穿过，用through，故选A
11.根据下文的意思可知作者是要商店的店员将衣服留在那儿，故选C
12.根据上文的内容可知答案为D，即将衣服装在盒子里。
13.根据下文的联系可知答案为A
14.根据上下文的意思可知答案为B为兴奋的意思。
15.根据上文的内容可知答案为C。