As Christmas drew near , Ursula was faced with just that problem．She had come to live in an American home and learn English． 16    she would mind the children and   17  anything she was asked．

 One of her task was to keep track of  18  Christmas presents．Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly  19   ．What could she buy for her   20   with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily？  21   ，even without any of the   22   ，her employer seems to have everything．

 Ursula   23    long and hard．On Chritmas Eve，she went to a   24  ．She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers，  25   things in her mind．Finally she bought a baby dress．She immediately called   26  ．“Excuse me，please，can you help me find a poor family with a baby？” “A poor family？”  said the   27  driver.“Yes，a very poor family.” Ursula told the man of what she was trying to do．He   28   in silence，and then said，“I know a family who  29   just about everything．”

 When they reached a   30   ，the driver said，“They live on the third floor．” Ursula shook her head，“Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone … someone who has everything．”

  Early the next day Ursula   31    everyone for the presents she received．Then，she began to   32    why there seemed to be none   33   her． She told about what she did the night   before．When she finished，there was a long   34   ．“You see，” she added，“I try to do a kindness in your   35   ．And this is my Christmas present to you．”

 As Christmas drew near , Ursula was faced with just that problem．She had come to live in an American home and learn English． 1    she would mind the children and   2  anything she was asked．

 One of her task was to keep track of  3  Christmas presents．Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly  4   ．What could she buy for her   5   with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily？  6   ，even without any of the   7   ，her employer seems to have everything．

 Ursula   8    long and hard．On Christmas Eve，she went to a   9  ．She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers，  10    things in her mind．Finally she bought a baby dress．She immediately called   11  ．“Excuse me，please，can you help me find a poor family with a baby？” “A poor family？”  said the   12  driver.“Yes，a very poor family.” Ursula told the man of what she was trying to do．He   13   in silence，and then said，“I know a family who  14   just about everything．”

 When they reached a   15   ，the driver said，“They live on the third floor．” Ursula shook her head，“Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone … someone who has everything．”

  Early the next day Ursula   16    everyone for the presents she received．Then，she began to   17    why there seemed to be none   18   her． She told about what she did the night   before．When she finished，there was a long   19   ．“You see，” she added，“I try to do a kindness in your   20   ．And this is my Christmas present to you．”

1. A. In return               B. As a result                C. By the way               D. In a sense

2. A. try                        B. learn                         C. teach                       D. do

3. A. delivering               B. mailing                      C. arriving                     D. sending

4. A. excited                   B. worried                     C. tired                         D. interested

5.A.American family       B. own family                C. friends                      D. classmates

6. A. Otherwise              B. Therefore                  C. Besides                     D. However

7. A. goods                    B. kindness                    C. gifts                         D. help

8. A. talked                    B. worked                     C. waited                     D. thought

9. A. store                      B. neighborhood             C. street                       D. church

10. A. selecting               B. matching                   C. remembering             D. organizing

11. A. a shop                  B. a taxi                        C. her employer             D. her parents

12. A. delighted              B. anxious                     C. surprised                  D. respectful

13. A. noticed                 B. listened                     C. got out                     D. carried on

14. A. buys                    B. has                           C. uses                         D. needs

15. A. garage                  B. building                     C. station                      D. yard

16. A. thanked                B. encouraged                C. praised                     D. admired

17. A. settle                    B. repeat                       C. argue                        D. explain

18. A. to                        B. for                            C. from                        D. by

19. A. delay                    B. silence                      C. time                         D. break

20. A. case                     B. opinion                      C. memory                    D. name

As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English.  31 , she would mind the children and do anything she was asked.
One of her tasks was to keep track of arriving Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly worried. What could she buy for her   32  with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily?   33  , even without any of the gifts , her employer seems to have everything.
Ursula  34  long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a store. She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers,  35  things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called a taxi.  “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?”  “A poor family?” said the  36  driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man what she was trying to do. He listened in silence, and then said, “I know a family who needs just about everything.”
When they reached a building, the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone …someone who has everything.”
Early the next day, Ursula   37  everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to   38  why there seemed to be none from her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long   39  . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your   40  .  And this is my Christmas present to you.”

As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English.  31 , she would mind the children and do anything she was asked.

One of her tasks was to keep track of arriving Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly worried. What could she buy for her   32  with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily?   33  , even without any of the gifts , her employer seems to have everything.

Ursula  34  long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a store. She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers,  35  things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called a taxi.  “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?”  “A poor family?” said the  36  driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man what she was trying to do. He listened in silence, and then said, “I know a family who needs just about everything.”

When they reached a building, the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone …someone who has everything.”

Early the next day, Ursula   37  everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to   38  why there seemed to be none from her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long   39  . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your   40  .  And this is my Christmas present to you.”

As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English.  1  , she would mind the children and do anything she was asked.

One of her tasks was to keep track of   2  Christmas presents．Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly worried．What could she buy for her   3  with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily?  4  ,even without any of the gifts , her employer seems to have everything．

Ursula _ 55 _ long and hard．On Christmas Eve, she went to a store. She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers,   6  things in her mind．Finally she bought a baby dress．She immediately called   7  . “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?”  “A poor family?” said the   8   driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man of what she was trying to do. He   9  in silence, and then said, “I know a family who   10  just about everything.”

Early the next day, Ursula   12  everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to       13   why there seemed to be none from her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long   14  . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your    15  . And this is my Christmas present to you.”

1．A．In return               B．As a result           C．By the way         D．In a sense

2．A．delivering              B．mailing                C．arriving               D．sending

3．A．American family  B．own family          C．friends               D．classmates

4．A．Otherwise            B．Therefore           C．Besides               D．However

5．A．talked                   B．worked               C．waited                D．thought

6．A．selecting               B．matching            C．remembering       D．organizing

7．A．a shop                  B．a taxi                  C．her employer       D．her parents

8．A．delighted              B．anxious               C．surprised            D．respectful

9．A．noticed                 B．listened               C．got out               D．carried on

10．A．buys                  B．has                     C．uses                   D．needs

11．A．garage                B．building              C．station                D．yard

12．A．thanked              B．encouraged         C．praised               D．admired

13．A．settle                  B．repeat                 C．argue                 D．explain

14．A．delay                  B．silence                C．time                   D．break

15．A．case                   B．opinion               C．memory             D．name