Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Christmas is no fun when you're poor. Twenty years ago I was a young, 【1】 （struggle）, substitute（替补） teacher whose calls into work had been few．Money was tight, bills were due 【2】 my 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 【3】 （sell）at half price in the supermarket．I opened the door and brought in the gifts I 【4】 （hide） in our old car's trunk．Then I handed 【5】 to my son and daughter．I watched with a sad smile as they did their best to tear off the wrapping paper．As they pulled out their toys, though, I noticed their faces lit up and 【6】 jumped up and down．My daughter 【7】 （happy） hugged her toy and then hugged her Mom and me as well．I laughed as I watched my children play with their toys 【8】 _ hours, and thanked God for the 【9】 （great） happiness I had ever been given．Till today I still treasure 【10】 gift of pure love that my son and daughter gave me that day．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】struggling

【2】so/and

【3】sold

【4】had hidden

【5】them/the gifts

【6】they

【7】happily

【8】for

【9】greatest

【10】the

【解析】

试题分析：对于没有钱的人来说，圣诞节是个非常尴尬的日子，二十多年前，作者因为财力有限，只能给孩子们买了超市打折的玩具当礼物，但是当孩子们看到玩具时那欢快的表情却让作者心情立马愉悦起来。孩子们的笑声也成了送给作者最好的圣诞礼物。

【1】struggling 根据结构可知此处是做定语，被修饰名词teacher与struggle之间是主动关系，用现在分词，填struggling。

【2】so/and 分析结构可知前面句子bills are due和后面句子之间是并列或者因果关系，故填so或者and。

【3】sold 由结构可知sell此处是非谓语动词做后置定语修饰toys，和被修饰词是被动关系，故用过去分词sold。

【4】had hidden 由结构可知gifts后面句子是定语从句，从句的谓语动词hide的动作发生在brought in 之前，应该用过去完成时，故答案填had hidden。

【5】them/the gifts 从上文内容可知此处指把买的礼物递给孩子们，所以答案是them或者the gifts。

【6】they根据情理推断，当孩子们收到礼物时会非常开心，开心会从眼睛或者从脸上表示出来，再根据后面动词搭配可知此处指眼睛或者面容，填eyes或faces。

【7】happily 由结构可知此处是修饰动词hugged，应该用副词形式happily。

【8】for 从搭配可知表示时间的长短用介词for+时间段，故此处填for。

【9】greatest 根据上下文以及后面出现的ever可以判断此处应该用形容词最高级做定语，填greatest。

【10】the gift是单数名词，而且有定语限制，故前面加定冠词the。