It was a lazy morning during the Christmas week. We were enjoying breakfast when the doorbell rang. It was a little girl, standing at the doorway with a piece of paper and a face that carried an expression of want, rather a common     1   during Christmas.
She murmured that the paper was her booklist and that she was going around     2   money to buy her schoolbooks. My children went inside and brought some     3    for her. This kind of incident happens very often in my hometown,     4    during Christmas.
From where I was seated, I could see her clearly. She looked about ten years old and she wore a dress too big for her. She spoke in a     5    voice and looked at me straight in the eye. Something made me get up and     6    her.
In answer to my questions, she said that her mother made hoppers and she     7    them before going to school. But the hopper money was not adequate to     8    the list; therefore, she was going from house to house asking for help.
Her voice told me the story; her eyes told me that it was     9    . I said I'd buy her what was on the list.
We drove to a nearby bookstore. She sat    10   , with a strange look on her face. When the clerk was taking all the things on the list, the little girl kept staring as if confused. Perhaps she had never    11   so many new things before. They were merely exercise books, pencils, pens and such things. She whispered her    12   to us. Strange, I hadn't been aware that giving such   13        things to one in need, could bring me such a lot of happiness.
As we drove back, I could see the little girl in the mirror. All the gifts I had given in my life never   14   up a face so much. She was grasping the parcel, smiling to herself. The total event made us all very    15   . Our Christmas became more meaningful.

It was a lazy morning during the Christmas week. We were enjoying breakfast when the doorbell rang. It was a little girl, standing at the doorway with a piece of paper and a face that carried an expression of want, rather a common     1   during Christmas.

She murmured that the paper was her booklist and that she was going around     2   money to buy her schoolbooks. My children went inside and brought some     3    for her. This kind of incident happens very often in my hometown,     4    during Christmas.

From where I was seated, I could see her clearly. She looked about ten years old and she wore a dress too big for her. She spoke in a     5    voice and looked at me straight in the eye. Something made me get up and     6    her.

In answer to my questions, she said that her mother made hoppers and she     7    them before going to school. But the hopper money was not adequate to     8    the list; therefore, she was going from house to house asking for help.

Her voice told me the story; her eyes told me that it was     9    . I said I'd buy her what was on the list.

We drove to a nearby bookstore. She sat    10   , with a strange look on her face. When the clerk was taking all the things on the list, the little girl kept staring as if confused. Perhaps she had never    11   so many new things before. They were merely exercise books, pencils, pens and such things. She whispered her    12   to us. Strange, I hadn't been aware that giving such   13        things to one in need, could bring me such a lot of happiness.

As we drove back, I could see the little girl in the mirror. All the gifts I had given in my life never   14   up a face so much. She was grasping the parcel, smiling to herself. The total event made us all very    15   . Our Christmas became more meaningful.

1.                A．problem        B．sight           C．moment  D．experience

2.                A．borrowing      B．receiving        C．begging   D．lending

3.                A．clothes         B．books          C．food     D．coins

4.                A．absolutely       B．casually         C．especially D．hardly

5.                A．strange         B．polite          C．serious   D．loud

6.                A．care for        B．speak to        C．smile at   D．hold to

7.                A．sold           B．needed         C．collected D．used

8.                A．buy            B．make           C．cover    D．control

9.                A．painful         B．true            C．moving   D．interesting

10.               A．happily         B．eagerly         C．anxiously  D．silently

11.               A．possessed      B．bought         C．seen D．accepted

12.               A．surpr ise        B．satisfaction      C．thanks D．pleasure

13.               A．simple         B．wonderful      C．expensive D．useful

14.               A．lit             B．made          C．put   D．shut

15.               A．confused       B．delighted       C．amazed   D．relieved

It was a lazy morning during the Christmas week. We were enjoying breakfast when the doorbell rang. It was a little girl, standing at the doorway with a piece of paper and a face that carried an expression of want, rather a common 1 during Christmas.
She murmured that the paper was her booklist and that she was going around 2 money to buy her schoolbooks. My children went inside and brought some 3 for her. This kind of incident happens very often in my hometown, 4 during Christmas.
From where I was seated, I could see her clearly. She looked about ten years old and she wore a dress too big for her. She spoke in a 5 voice and looked at me straight in the eye. Something made me get up and 6 her.
In answer to my questions, she said that her mother made hoppers and she 7 them before going to school. But the hopper money was not adequate to 8 the list; therefore, she was going from house to house asking for help.
Her voice told me the story; her eyes told me that it was 9 . I said I'd buy her what was on the list.
We drove to a nearby bookstore. She sat 10 , with a strange look on her face. When the clerk was taking all the things on the list, the little girl kept staring as if confused. Perhaps she had never 11 so many new things before. They were merely exercise books, pencils, pens and such things. She whispered her 12 to us. Strange, I hadn't been aware that giving such13  things to one in need, could bring me such a lot of happiness.
As we drove back, I could see the little girl in the mirror. All the gifts I had given in my life never14 up a face so much. She was grasping the parcel, smiling to herself. The total event made us all very 15 . Our Christmas became more meaningful.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      problem
   2. B.
      sight
   3. C.
      moment
   4. D.
      experience
2. 2.
   1. A.
      borrowing
   2. B.
      receiving
   3. C.
      begging
   4. D.
      lending
3. 3.
   1. A.
      clothes
   2. B.
      books
   3. C.
      food
   4. D.
      coins
4. 4.
   1. A.
      absolutely
   2. B.
      casually
   3. C.
      especially
   4. D.
      hardly
5. 5.
   1. A.
      strange
   2. B.
      polite
   3. C.
      serious
   4. D.
      loud
6. 6.
   1. A.
      care for
   2. B.
      speak to
   3. C.
      smile at
   4. D.
      hold to
7. 7.
   1. A.
      sold
   2. B.
      needed
   3. C.
      collected
   4. D.
      used
8. 8.
   1. A.
      buy
   2. B.
      make
   3. C.
      cover
   4. D.
      control
9. 9.
   1. A.
      painful
   2. B.
      true
   3. C.
      moving
   4. D.
      interesting
10. 10.
    1. A.
       happily
    2. B.
       eagerly
    3. C.
       anxiously
    4. D.
       silently
11. 11.
    1. A.
       possessed
    2. B.
       bought
    3. C.
       seen
    4. D.
       accepted
12. 12.
    1. A.
       surpr ise
    2. B.
       satisfaction
    3. C.
       thanks
    4. D.
       pleasure
13. 13.
    1. A.
       simple
    2. B.
       wonderful
    3. C.
       expensive
    4. D.
       useful
14. 14.
    1. A.
       lit
    2. B.
       made
    3. C.
       put
    4. D.
       shut
15. 15.
    1. A.
       confused
    2. B.
       delighted
    3. C.
       amazed
    4. D.
       relieved

When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes (通行证) posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers.

    It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (装饰物) shining against the green of a pine.

    “Where did it come from？” I asked.

    “I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said. “I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, but when you called--- oh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon…”

    The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly (不够美观地) at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with pleasant smell of Christmas.

    “It’s not like the ones you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look. But I couldn’t be picky.”

    “Don’t worry, ” I told her. “It’s perfect.”

    It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.

From the passage, we can infer that ________.

A. the writer spent his Christmas during the war

B. soldiers did not all go home for Christmas during the war

C. all the soldiers had three-day passes 

       D. the writer could not go home for Christmas

When the writer got home, ________.

A. it was December 23  

B. it was snowing heavily

C. he found a Christmas tree in the living room      

D. the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother

From the passage, we can conclude that ________.

A. the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees                  

B. his mother didn’t like perfect trees                

C. his mother didn’t want to have a tree   

D. the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else

“All Christmas trees are perfect”, because they can remind you of ________.

A. the wartime              B. the green of a pine      C. the pleasant smell    D. the sweet home

The best title for this passage would be “________”.

A. How to Choose a Christmas Tree                B. How Soldiers Spent Christmas     

C. The Perfect Christmas Tree                           D. The Christmas Without a Tree

--- I’m sorry. I ___________ at you the other day.

   --- Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself.

   A. shouldn’t shout           B. shouldn’t have shouted

   C. mustn’t shout             D. mustn’t have shouted