2．As a single mother of four children and working at a low-paid job，I couldn't get enough money for the family，but we had （16）D on the table，clothes on our backs，and if not a lot，always enough．Not knowing we were poor，my kids just thought I was （17）C．I've always been glad about that．
Christmas was coming，and although there wasn't enough （18）D for a lot of gifts，we planned to hold a family party．And the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas （19）A．
The children planned weeks before，asking （20）B what they wanted for Christmas．Luckily，I had saved $120for them to buy （21）C．
The big day arrived．I gave each kid a twenty-dollar note and （22）B them to look for gifts of about four dollars each．Then everyone scattered（散开）．We had two hours to shop； then we would （23）D again at the"Santa's Workshop"．
On the way home，everyone was in high Christmas spirits，（24）C my younger daughter，Ginger，who was unusually （25）A．She had only one small，flat bag with a few candies-fifty-cent candies!I was so angry，but I didn't say anything （26）D we got home．I called her into my bedroom and closed the door，ready to be angry again．
This is what she told me："I was looking （27）D，thinking of what to buy，and I （28）B to read the little cards on the‘Giving Trees．'One was for a little girl，four years old，and all she （29）A for Christmas was a doll（玩具娃娃）．So I took the card off the tree and bought the doll for her．We have so much and she doesn't have anything．"
I never felt so （30）B as I did that day．
| 16．A．bowls | B．forks | C．chopsticks | D．food |
| 17．A．busy | B．serious | C．strict | D．kind |
| 18．A．effort | B．room | C．time | D．money |
| 19．A．shopping | B．traveling | C．parties | D．greetings |
| 20．A．the other | B．each other | C．another | D．all of them |
| 21．A．toys | B．clothes | C．presents | D．bills |
| 22．A．made | B．reminded | C．invited | D．spoke |
| 23．A．draw | B．stay | C．move | D．meet |
| 24．A．including | B．besides | C．except | D．beside |
| 25．A．quiet | B．excited | C．happy | D．sad |
| 26．A．since | B．after | C．while | D．until |
| 27．A．out | B．over | C．forward | D．around |
| 28．A．forgot | B．stopped | C．failed | D．hated |
| 29．A．wanted | B．did | C．got | D．played |
| 30．A．painful | B．rich | C．helpless | D．angry． |
