Why did I come today? I wondered. My Christmas (36) _______ contained several people that claimed they wanted nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt (37) _______ I didn’t buy them anything, so buying gifts was (38) _______ but fun.
Hurriedly, I finished shopping and (39) _______ the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about 5 and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of (40) _______ slippers. When we finally (41) _______ the checkout register, the girl (42) _______ placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a (43) _______.
“That will be $6.09,” the cashier said. The boy (44) _______ all his pockets. He finally came up with $3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he said (45) _______, “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft (46) _______ broke from the little girl. “But Jesus would have loved these shoes,” she cried.
“Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely (47) _______,” he said. Quickly I handed $3 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And, (48) _______, it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and the girl said (49) _______, “Thank you, lady.”“What did you (50) _______ when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to (51) _______. Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be (52) _______ walking on those streets in these shoes?”
My eyes (53) _______ as I looked into her tear-streaked face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am (54) _______ she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to (55) _______ me of the true spirit of giving.

Why did I come today? I wondered. My Christmas (36) _______ contained several people that claimed they wanted nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt (37) _______ I didn’t buy them anything, so buying gifts was (38) _______ but fun.

Hurriedly, I finished shopping and (39) _______ the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about 5 and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of (40) _______ slippers. When we finally (41) _______ the checkout register, the girl (42) _______ placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a (43) _______.

“That will be $6.09,” the cashier said. The boy (44) _______ all his pockets. He finally came up with $3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he said (45) _______, “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft (46) _______ broke from the little girl. “But Jesus would have loved these shoes,” she cried.

“Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely (47) _______,” he said. Quickly I handed $3 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And, (48) _______, it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and the girl said (49) _______, “Thank you, lady.” “What did you (50) _______ when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to (51) _______. Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be (52) _______ walking on those streets in these shoes?”

My eyes (53) _______ as I looked into her tear-streaked face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am (54) _______ she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to (55) _______ me of the true spirit of giving.

1.A. plan                   B. list             C. goods            D. purchases

2.A. if                     B. because          C. unless           D. since

3.A. something              B. nothing          C. anything         D. everything

4. A. waited                B. joined           C. attended         D. gathered

5.A. cotton                 B. leather          C. gold             D. silver

6.A. approached         B. passed           C. checked          D. found

7.A. immediately            B. hesitantly           C. shyly                D. carefully

8.A. gift                   B. treasure         C. life             D. prize

9.A. opened             B. touched          C. tore             D. searched

10.A. bravely               B. uncertainly      C. slowly           D. doubtfully

11.A. tear                  B. sob              C. smile                D. sigh

12. A. leave                    B. come             C. return           D. arrive

13. A. above all                B. at last          C. at least         D. after all

14.A. gratefully                B. sweetly          C. gracefully           D. kindly

15.A. request               B. expect           C. mean             D. attempt

16.A. hospital              B. tomb             C. heaven           D. sky

17.A. equal                 B. comfortable      C. convenient       D. beautiful

18. A. pained               B. flooded          C. shut             D. froze

19.A. sure                  B. afraid               C. glad             D. confident

20.A. inform                B. warn             C. cure             D. remind

       Why did I come today? I wondered. My Christmas  21  contained several people that claimed they wanted nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt  22  I didn’t buy them anything, so buying gifts was  23  but fun.

       Hurriedly, I finished shopping and  24  the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about 5 and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of  25  slippers. When we finally  26  the checkout register, the girl  27  placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a  28 .

       ‘That will be $6.09,’the cashier said. The boy  29  all his pockets. He finally came up with $3.12. ‘I guess we will have to put them back,’he said. ‘We will come back some 30 time, maybe tomorrow.’ 31  that statement, a soft sob（抽泣）broke from the little girl. ‘But Jesus would have loved these shoes,’she cried.

       ‘Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely  32 ,’he said. Quickly I handed $3.00 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And,   33 , it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and the girl said  34 , ‘Thank you, lady.’‘What did you  35  when you said Jesus would like the shoes?’I asked. The boy answered, ‘Our mommy is sick and going to  36 . Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.’The girl spoke, ‘My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be  37  walking on those streets in these shoes?’’

       My eyes  38  as I looked into her tear --- streaked face. ‘Yes,’I answered, ‘I am   39  ‘she will.’Silently I thanked God for using these children to  40  me of the true spirit of giving.

Why did I come today? I wondered. My feet ached almost as much as my head.  My Christmas    16   contained several people that claimed they needed nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt   17   I bought them something, so gift buying was   18   but fun.

Hurriedly, I finished shopping and   19   the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about 5 and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of  20   slippers. When we finally  _ 21  the checkout register, the girl   22   placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a    23 .

“That will be $ 6.09,” the cashier said. The boy    24  his pockets. He finally came up with $ 3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he bravely said. “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft   25   broke from the little girl. “But    26   would have loved these shoes,” she cried.

“Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely   27  ,” he said. Quickly I handed $ 3.00 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And,   28  , it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small voice   29    said, “Thank you, lady.” “What did you   30   when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to    31  . Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be   32   walking on those streets in these shoes?”

My eyes   33  as I looked into her tear-stained face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am    34  she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to   35   me of the true spirit of giving I once was familiar with.

Why did I come today? I wondered. My feet ached almost as much as my head.  My Christmas    21   contained several people that claimed they needed nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt   22 I bought them something, so gift buying was   23  but fun.

Hurriedly, I finished shopping and   24  the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about five and a younger girl. She carried a beautiful pair of     25  slippers. When we finally  _ 26  the checkout register, the girl   27  placed the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a    28  .

“That will be $ 6.09,” the cashier said. The boy    29  his pockets. He finally came up with $ 3.12. “I guess we will have to put them back,” he bravely said. “We will come back some other time, maybe tomorrow.” With that statement, a soft  30  broke from the little girl. “But    31   would have loved these shoes,” she cried.

 “Well, we’ll go home and work some more. Don’t cry. We’ll surely   32  ,” he said. Quickly I handed $ 3.00 to the cashier. These children had waited in line for a long time. And,   33   , it was Christmas. Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small voice   34    said, “Thank you, lady.” “What did you  35  when you said Jesus would like the shoes?” I asked. The boy answered, “Our mommy is sick and going to   36  . Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus.” The girl spoke, “My Sunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold, just like these shoes. Won’t mommy be 37   walking on those streets in these shoes?”

My eyes   38  as I looked into her tear-stained face. “Yes,” I answered, “I am   39   she will.” Silently I thanked God for using these children to   40  me of the true spirit of giving I once was familiar with.

21. A. plan      B. list             C. goods        D. purchases

22. A. unless   B. because            C. if                     D. since

23. A. something           B. nothing       C. anything     D. everything

24. A. waited         B. joined         C. attended     D. gathered

25. A. cotton          B. leather        C. gold           D. silver

26. A. approached         B. got             C. checked     D. found

27. A. immediately         B. hesitantly          C. shyly         D. carefully

28. A. gift                     B. treasure      C. life             D. prize

29. A. opened         B. touched      C. reached             D. searched

30. A. tear                    B. sob            C. smile          D. sigh

31. A. mommy       B. daddy         C. we             D. Jesus

32. A. leave                   B. come         C. return               D. arrive

33. A. above all      B. at last         C. at least       D. after all

34. A. gratefully     B. sweetly             C. gracefully          D. kindly

35. A. request               B. expect        C. mean         D. attempt

36. A. hospital               B. tomb          C. heaven              D. sky

37. A. equal                  B. comfortable       C. convenient         D. beautiful

38. A. pained                 B. wetted        C. shut           D. froze

39. A. sure                    B. afraid         C. glad           D. confident

40. A. inform                B. warn          C. cure           D. remind