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8．Christmas is no fun when you're poor．Twenty years ago I was a young，（61）struggling（struggle），substitute（替补） teacher whose calls into work had been few．Money was tight，bills were due（62）somy wife and I couldn't even afford to get Christmas gifts for each other．The only gifts we could get for our children were a few soft toys that I had found （63）sold（sell）at half price in the supermarket．I opened the door and brought in the gifts I（64）had hidden（hide） in our old car's trunk．Then I handed（65）themto my son and daughter．I watched with a sad smile as they did their best to tear off the wrapping（包装） paper．As they pulled out t heir toys，though，I noticed their（66）eyeslit up and they jumped up and down．My daughter（67）happily（happy） hugged her toy and then hugged her Mom and me as well．I laughed as I watched my children play with their toys（38）forhours，and Thanked God for the （69）greatest（great） bifilar ever been given．Till today I still treasure （70）the gift of pure love that my son and daughter gave me that day．

分析作者认为，如果家里很穷的话，那么圣诞节是一点都不好玩的．二十年前当作者还年轻的时候，家里捉襟见肘，没钱买礼物，只好在超市半价象征性地买了礼物，然而孩子们收到礼物却欣喜若狂，珍爱无比，那一刻，作者感受到了儿女的纯洁的爱．

解答 61．struggling；考查非谓语动词，根据结构可知此处作定语，修饰后面的teacher，所以用现在分词形式作定语．
62．so；考查连词，结合句意"钱很紧张，票据到期了，所以我和妻子不能给彼此买圣诞礼物了"可知此处是因果关系，所以用so．
63．sold；考查过去分词，因为toy和动词sell之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词作宾语补足语．
64．had hidden；考查动词的时态，因为主句是一般现在时，定语从句的动作发生在主句之前，所以要用过去完成时 had hidden．
65．them；考查代词，分析句意可知此处指代前面的the gifts，故用代词them．
66．eyes；考查名词，空格后的动词短语lip up是"亮起来"的意思，结合上文句意"当我把礼物递给他们的时候"可知此处"他们"是很高兴的，所以用eyes，指"他们的眼睛亮了起来"．
67．happily；考查副词，这里需要修饰的是后面的动词 hugged，所以此处用副词形式  happily．
68．for；考查介词，这是一个固定"for+时间段"．
69．greatest；考查形容词的最高级，根据后面的  ever been given可知，句中已经给出了限定范围，所以此处用最高级，意为"这是我所收到的最好的礼物"．
70．the；考查冠词，结合句意"至今我仍然非常珍惜孩子们送给我的那个礼物"可知，此处用the表示特指，特指"孩子们送给我的那个礼物"．

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