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As a single mother of four children and working at a low-paid job, I couldn’t get enough money for the family, but we had ____ on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always enough. Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was ____. I’ve always been glad about that.

Christmas was coming, and although there wasn’t enough ____ for a lot of gifts, we planned to hold a family party. And the big excitement for the kids was the fun of Christmas ____.

The children planned weeks before, asking ____ what they wanted for Christmas. Luckily, I had saved $120 for them to buy ____.

The big day arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar note and ____ them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would ____ again at the “Santa’s Workshop”.

On the way home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, ____ my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually ____. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies — fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything ____ we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ready to be angry again.

This is what she told me: “I was looking ____, thinking of what to buy, and I ____ to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she ____ for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and bought the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”

I never felt so ____ as I did that day.

1.A. bowls B. forks C. chopsticks D. food

2.A. busy B. serious C. strict D. kind

3.A. effort B. room C. time D. money

4.A. shopping B. traveling C. parties D. greetings

5.A. the other B. each other C. another D. all of them

6.A. toys B. clothes C. presents D. bills

7.A. made B. reminded C. invited D. spoke

8.A. draw B. stay C. move D. meet

9.A. including B. besides C. except D. beside

10.A. quiet B. excited C. happy D. sad

11.A. since B. after C. while D. until

12.A. out B. over C. forward D. around

13.A. forgot B. stopped C. failed D. hated

14.A. wanted B. did C. got D. played

15.A. painful B. rich C. helpless D. angry

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