On last Christmas Day, our parents’ home was full of joys of a close family relationship but this year things are
. Our father had gone on November 26, and this was our
Christmas without him. Mother was doing her best to be good, but I could tell this was especially
for her. I’m not sure
I should give her my planned Christmas gift.
A few months earlier I had painted two pictures of my parents. I’d planned to give them as
gifts.
While painting one day, I was surprised by the doorbell ringing. I opened the
. My father came. I showed
the paintings. Finally, with tears running down his face, he said, “I don’t believe it. Look, how beautiful your mother is. Will you let me decorate them with frames(边框)?” I
offered to send them to the frame shop the next day.
Several
had passed after my dad died. It seemed all
was taken away from my mother and me. I finally remembered to call about the paintings and was glad that my father had got a chance to see the pictures
he died. I was surprised when the shopkeeper told me my father had visited the shop,
the frames and had them wrapped.
As I
my mother’s sad eyes and unsmiling face, I
to give her Daddy’s and my gift.
After looking at the paintings and the card, with tear-filled eyes and a wide smile, she said, “ I knew Daddy would be
us on Christmas Day!”
I looked at the gift card with my father’s handwriting. “ Mother: Our daughter reminded me why I am so lucky. I’ll be looking at you always. Daddy.”
小题1: | A.usual | B.same | C.different | D.beautiful |
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小题2: | A.first | B.second | C.third | D.last |
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小题3: | A.interesting | B.hard | C.easy | D.proud |
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小题5: | A.Mother’s Day | B.birthday | C.New Year | D.Christmas |
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小题6: | A.door | B.window | C.box | D.present |
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小题8: | A.happily | B.sadly | C.surprisely | D.loudly |
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小题9: | A.minutes | B.hours | C.weeks | D.years |
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小题10: | A.character | B.luck | C.advice | D.happiness |
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小题11: | A.after | B.until | C.before | D.when |
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小题12: | A.heard of | B.paid for | C.shouted at | D.gave up |
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小题13: | A.looked at | B.looked after | C.looked for | D.looked around |
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小题14: | A.happened | B.forgot | C.promised | D.decided |
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