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It snowed again. My seventh Christmas was round the corner. I dreamed of getting the present from Father Christmas until my elder sister dropped the bomb. “ there is no Father Christmas.”

I ran to my grandmother’s house, for she always told the truth. Grandmother was at home. I told____everything. “No Father Christmas?” she was a little____. “Don’t believe it. Put on your coat, and let’s go.”

“Go? Where, Grandma? I asked.

“Kerby’s Store.”

As we walked through its doors. Grandma handed me the dollars and said “Take the ____and buy something for someone who needs it. I’ll wait for you in the car.” Then she turned and walked out of the Kerby’s.

For a few seconds, I just stood there, holding the money, wondering____to buy, and who to buy it for.

I thought of____I knew my family, my friends, my neighbors …I suddenly thought of Bobbie Decar, a ____ with a bad breath and messy hair. He sat right behind me____ Mrs. Polack’s class. Bobbie____went to any party during the winter. His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough,____we all knew that he didn’t have a cough, and he didn’t have a coat. I decided to buy Bobbie a red warm coat____he would like.

That evening, grandma helped me wrap the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons, and____”To Bobbie. From Father Christmas” on it. Grandma told me Father Christmas never let people know that he____ them. Then she drove me over to Bobbie’s home, telling that I was helping Father Christmas____the presents.

Grandma parked the car along the street, and we hid behind the trees near Bobbie’s home. Then Grandma said to me. “ All right, Father Christmas get going.”

I took a deep breath, rushed to his front door, put the present down____the door, rang the doorbell and flew back to the safety of the____and Grandma. We waited breathlessly in the dark for the front door to open. Finally, it did and there stood Boobie.

That night, I realized that Father Christmas was alive and well, and we were on his team.

1.A. him B. her C. them D. you

2.A. angry B. happy C. tired D. afraid

3.A. book B. coat C. present D. money

4.A. what B. when C. where D. how

5.A. everybody B. nobody C. somebody D. anybody

6.A. girl B. boy C. man D. woman

7.A. for B. on C. in D. with

8.A. always B. often C. sometimes D. never

9.A. so B. if C. but D. and

10.A. where B. that C. who D. why

11.A. read B. say C. write D. spell

12.A. helped B. believed C. taught D. made

13.A. give up B. give away C. put up D. put off

14.A. on B. behind C. outside D. over

15.A. shop B. cars C. door D. trees

1. B 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. D 9. C 10. B 11. C 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. D 【解析】 【主旨大意】文章介绍了有关圣诞老人和圣诞礼物的故事，它告诉我们只要助人为乐、与人为善，每个人都是受人喜爱的圣诞老人。 1. ...

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