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　　As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, rooms to be cleaned．Parents are 　　1　　 with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children．If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real 　　2　　．On Christmas Eve, young children find the 　　3　　 almost unbearable(难以忍受的)．They are 　　4　　 between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to 　　5　　 up late so that they will not 　　6　　 the fun．The wish for gifts usually proves stronger．But though children go to bed early, they often lie 　　7　　 for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas．

　　Last Christmas, my wife and I 　　8　　 managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom．I feared the moment when my son, Jimmy, would 　　9　　 me where that new bike had come from, but 　　10　　 he did not see it．

　　On Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep．It must have been nearly 　　11　　 when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began 　　12　　 stockings．Then I pushed in the 　　13　　 I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree．We knew we would not get 　　14　　 sleep that night, for the children were 　　15　　 to get up early．At about five o’clock the next morning, we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children’s room－they were shouting excitedly! 　　16　　 I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came 　　17　　 into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, 　　18　　 close behind pushing her new baby carriage．Even the baby arrived, he moved 　　19　　 the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him．Suddenly it burst．That woke 　　20　　 up completely．The day had really begun with a bang(巨响)．

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　　When I was boarding a bus, I noticed a young black woman standing in line．I'd been in Aspen, and she was the first 　　1　　 person I had seen in a week．As we climbed on, she 　　2　　 the silver bracelet(手镯)I was wearing．

　　“I 　　3　　 your bracelet,”she said．

　　“　　4　　, I bought it in Mexico recently,”I explained．

　　She told me that this thin silver chain was 　　5　　 they type of bracelet she'd been looking for．I offered to give her 　　6　　．

　　“Oh, no, I couldn't”was her immediate 　　7　　．

　　“It's okay,”I comforted her “It wasn't 　　8　　．”

　　“Maybe I can 　　9　　 it from you,”she suggested．

　　“Look,”I said,“what would be 　　10　　 fun-buying a bracelet from a total stranger or receiving a 　　11　　 from a total stranger?”

　　She admitted that the gift would be much better．I 　　12　　 the bracelet off my wrist and put it on hers．It looked great．　　13　　the bus, the young woman handed me a piece of note-the paper and read it．In pencil she had written：

　　I have her note, which has been one of my favorite possessions 　　20　　 on my wall．