RainwasfallingasmysisterJillandIranoutofthechurcheagertogethomeandplaywiththe 1 thatSantahadleftforus.Acrossthestreetwasagasstationwherethebusstopped.Itwas 2 forChristmasbutInoticedafamilystandingclosetothelockeddoorinanattempttokeep 3 .
Wewereonthewaytoourgrandparents’housefortheChristmasdinner.Wewereapproachingourdestination(目的地) 4 myfatherU-turnedinthemiddleoftheroadandsaid“Ican’t 5 it!Theyarestandingintherain.They’vegotchildren.It’sChristmas.”
Whenmyfather 6 thegasstationherolleddownhiswindow.“MerryChristmas.Youarewaitingforthe 7 ?”Fatherasked.
Themansaidthattheywere.TheyweregoingtoBirminghamwherehehadabrotherand 8 ofajob.
“Whydon’tyouallgetinthecarandI’ll 9 youupthere.”
AftertheysettledinFatherlookedbackoverhis 0 andaskedthechildrenifSantahadfoundthemyet.Theirsadfacesgavehimthe 11 .
“WellIdidn’tthinkso”myfathersaid“ 12 whenIsawSantathismorninghetoldmethathewashaving 13 findingallandheaskedmeifhecouldleaveyourtoysinmy 14 .We’lljust 15 themfirstbeforeItakeyoutoyourdestination.”Allatoncethethreechildren’sfacesshonewith 16 .
Whenwegotoutofthecaratourhousethechildren 17 thefrontdoorandstraighttotheChristmastree.OneofthegirlspickedupJill’sdolland 18 huggedittoherbreastandtheothergirlseized(抓住)somethingofmine.
Allthishappenedmanyyearsagobutthememoryofitremains 19 .ThatwastheChristmaswhenmysisterandIlearnedthe 20 ofmakingothershappy.
小题1:A.ballsB.presentsC.parcelsD.trees小题2:A.openB.familiarC.closedD.unexpected小题3:A.cleanB.energeticC.activeD.dry小题4:A.whileB.whenC.no