When I was a kid, my brother dropped the bomb: “No Santa Claus (Father Christmas)!” I fled to Grandma because I knew she would  1  me the truth. I told her everything. “No!” she said. “Ridiculous（荒唐的；可笑的）！Don’t   2  it.”

Forty years I haven’t forgotten those   18  I spent shivering（颤抖）in Bobbie’s bushes. That night, I realized that the stories about Santa Clause were really “ridiculous”. Santa Claus was alive,  19 we were on his   20  .

1．A．tell                        B．teach                   C．take                    D．advise

2．A．trust                     B．believe                 C．understand          D．consider

3．A．bags                     B．keys                    C．coats                  D．dollars

4．A．home                    B．store                   C．car                     D．bus

5．A．separately              B．apart                   C．singly                  D．alone

6．A．wondering             B．worrying             C．expecting            D．looking

7．A．Luckily                 B．Surprisingly         C．Suddenly             D．Firstly

8．A．unless                   B．since                   C．as                       D．if

9．A．anyone                  B．someone              C．others                 D．another

10．A．nodded                B．smiled                 C．replied                 D．denied

11．A．gift                     B．name                   C．paper                  D．needle

12．A．sent                    B．drove                  C．walked                D．guided

13．A．stole                   B．struggled             C．stepped               D．searched

14．A．cars                    B．buildings              C．stairs                  D．bushes

15．A．sighed                 B．whispered            C．called                  D．shouted

16．A．knocked              B．pushed                C．pounded              D．switched

17．A．rushed                B．laughed               C．paused                D．waited

18．A．nights                 B．feelings               C．moments             D．bills

19．A．and                     B．but                      C．then                    D．therefore

20．A．side           B．team               C．part           D．staff

When I was a kid, my brother dropped the bomb: "No Santa Claus (Father Christmas)!" I fled to Grandma because I knew she would1 me the truth.I told her everything."No!" she said."Ridiculous! Don' t2 it."
After dinner, we went to General Store.Grandma handed me ten3."Take it and buy something for whoever needs it.I'11 wait in the4." I' d often gone shopping with Mother, but never had I shopped5.For moments, I stood there, confused,6 what to do with it.I thought of everybody I knew.7 I thought of Bobbie Decker.His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough.We all knew that Bobbie would have no cough8 he had a thicker coat.So I decided to buy Bobbie one."Is this a present for9 ?" the saleslady asked me kindly.I10 shyly.She smiled, handed it to me and wished me a merry Christmas.Then Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Santa Claus11 and ribbons and write "To Bobbie, From Santa Claus " on it.Then she12 me over to Bobbie's house.Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie' s house.We13 noiselessly and hid in the14 by his front walk."All right, Santa Claus," she15 ,"get going." I rushed out, threw the present down at his front door,16 his doorbell and flew back to the safety.Together we17 breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open.
Forty years I haven' t forgotten those18 I spent shivering (颤抖)in Bobbie' s bushes.That night, I realized that the stories about Santa Clause were really ridiculous .Santa Claus was alive,19 we were on his20.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      tell
   2. B.
      teach
   3. C.
      take
   4. D.
      advise
2. 2.
   1. A.
      remember
   2. B.
      believe
   3. C.
      understand
   4. D.
      consider
3. 3.
   1. A.
      bags
   2. B.
      keys
   3. C.
      coats
   4. D.
      dollars
4. 4.
   1. A.
      home
   2. B.
      store
   3. C.
      car
   4. D.
      bus
5. 5.
   1. A.
      separately
   2. B.
      apart
   3. C.
      singly
   4. D.
      alone
6. 6.
   1. A.
      wondering
   2. B.
      worrying
   3. C.
      expecting
   4. D.
      looking -
7. 7.
   1. A.
      Luckily
   2. B.
      Surprisingly
   3. C.
      Suddenly
   4. D.
      Firstly
8. 8.
   1. A.
      unless
   2. B.
      since
   3. C.
      as
   4. D.
      if
9. 9.
   1. A.
      anyone
   2. B.
      someone
   3. C.
      others
   4. D.
      another
10. 10.
    1. A.
       nodded
    2. B.
       smiled
    3. C.
       replied
    4. D.
       denied
11. 11.
    1. A.
       gift
    2. B.
       name
    3. C.
       paper
    4. D.
       needle
12. 12.
    1. A.
       sent
    2. B.
       drove
    3. C.
       walked
    4. D.
       guided
13. 13.
    1. A.
       stole
    2. B.
       struggled
    3. C.
       stepped
    4. D.
       searched
14. 14.
    1. A.
       cars
    2. B.
       buildings
    3. C.
       stairs
    4. D.
       bushes
15. 15.
    1. A.
       sighed
    2. B.
       whispered
    3. C.
       called
    4. D.
       shouted
16. 16.
    1. A.
       knocked
    2. B.
       pushed
    3. C.
       pounded
    4. D.
       switched
17. 17.
    1. A.
       rushed
    2. B.
       laughed
    3. C.
       paused
    4. D.
       waited
18. 18.
    1. A.
       nights
    2. B.
       feelings
    3. C.
       moments
    4. D.
       bills
19. 19.
    1. A.
       and
    2. B.
       but
    3. C.
       then
    4. D.
       therefore
20. 20.
    1. A.
       side
    2. B.
       team
    3. C.
       part
    4. D.
       staff

When I was a kid, my brother dropped the bomb: "No Santa Claus （Father Christmas）!" I fled to Grandma because I knew she would   36   me the truth．I told her everything．"No!" she said．"Ridiculous! Don' t   37   it．"

       After dinner, we went to General Store．Grandma handed me ten   38   ．"Take it and buy something for whoever needs it．I'll wait in the   39   ．" I' d often gone shopping with Mother, but never had I shopped   40   ．For moments, I stood there, confused,   41   what to do with it．I thought of everybody I knew．  42   I thought of Bobbie Decker．His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough．We all knew that Bobbie would have no cough   43   he had a thicker coat．So I decided to buy Bobbie one．"Is this a present for   44  ?" the saleslady asked me kindly．I   45   shyly．She smiled, handed it to me and wished me a merry Christmas．Then Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Santa Claus   46  and ribbons and write "To Bobbie, From Santa Claus " on it．Then she   47   me over to Bobbie's house．Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie' s house．We   48   noiselessly and hid in the   49   by his front walk．"All right, Santa Claus," she   50   ,"get going．" I rushed out, threw the present down at his front door,   51   his doorbell and flew back to the safety．Together we   52   breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open．

       Forty years I haven' t forgotten those   53   I spent shivering （颤抖）in Bobbie' s bushes．That night, I realized that the stories about Santa Clause were really ridiculous ．Santa Claus was alive,  54  we were on his  55  ．

A．tell           B．teach       C．take            D．advise

A．remember     B．believe     C．understand      D．consider

A．bags          B．keys      C．coats           D．dollars

A．home          B．store        C．car             D．bus

A．separately      B．apart        C．singly           D．alone

A．wondering     B．worrying  C．expecting        D．looking -

A．Luckily        B．SurprisinglyC．Suddenly       D．Firstly

A．unless         B．since     C．as              D．if

A．anyone       B．someone   C．others           D．another

A．nodded        B．smiled      C．replied          D．denied

A．gift           B．name     C．paper         D．needle

A．sent           B．drove           C．walked         D．guided

A．stole          B．struggled  C．stepped         D．searched

A．cars ．       B．buildings  C．stairs           D．bushes

A．sighed         B．whispered C．called           D．shouted

A．knocked       B．pushed      C．pounded         D．switched．

A．rushed         B．laughed    C．paused          D．waited

A．nights        B．feelings    C．moments        D．bills

A．and           B．but        C．then          D．therefore

A．side           B．team       C．part           D．staff

When I was a kid, my brother dropped the bomb: "No Santa Claus （Father Christmas）!" I fled to Grandma because I knew she would   36   me the truth．I told her everything．"No!" she said．"Ridiculous! Don' t   37   it．"
After dinner, we went to General Store．Grandma handed me ten   38  ．"Take it and buy something for whoever needs it．I'll wait in the   39  ．" I' d often gone shopping with Mother, but never had I shopped   40  ．For moments, I stood there, confused,   41   what to do with it．I thought of everybody I knew．  42   I thought of Bobbie Decker．His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough．We all knew that Bobbie would have no cough   43   he had a thicker coat．So I decided to buy Bobbie one．"Is this a present for   44  ?" the saleslady asked me kindly．I   45   shyly．She smiled, handed it to me and wished me a merry Christmas．Then Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Santa Claus   46  and ribbons and write "To Bobbie, From Santa Claus " on it．Then she   47   me over to Bobbie's house．Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie' s house．We   48   noiselessly and hid in the   49   by his front walk．"All right, Santa Claus," she   50   ,"get going．" I rushed out, threw the present down at his front door,   51   his doorbell and flew back to the safety．Together we   52   breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open．
Forty years I haven' t forgotten those   53   I spent shivering （颤抖）in Bobbie' s bushes．That night, I realized that the stories about Santa Clause were really ridiculous ．Santa Claus was alive,  54  we were on his  55 ．

When I was a kid, my brother dropped the bomb: "No Santa Claus （Father Christmas）!" I fled to Grandma because I knew she would   36   me the truth．I told her everything．"No!" she said．"Ridiculous! Don' t   37   it．"

After dinner, we went to General Store．Grandma handed me ten   38  ．"Take it and buy something for whoever needs it．I'll wait in the   39  ．" I' d often gone shopping with Mother, but never had I shopped   40  ．For moments, I stood there, confused,   41   what to do with it．I thought of everybody I knew．  42   I thought of Bobbie Decker．His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough．We all knew that Bobbie would have no cough   43   he had a thicker coat．So I decided to buy Bobbie one．"Is this a present for   44  ?" the saleslady asked me kindly．I   45   shyly．She smiled, handed it to me and wished me a merry Christmas．Then Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Santa Claus   46  and ribbons and write "To Bobbie, From Santa Claus " on it．Then she   47   me over to Bobbie's house．Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie' s house．We   48   noiselessly and hid in the   49   by his front walk．"All right, Santa Claus," she   50   ,"get going．" I rushed out, threw the present down at his front door,   51   his doorbell and flew back to the safety．Together we   52   breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open．

Forty years I haven' t forgotten those   53   I spent shivering （颤抖）in Bobbie' s bushes．That night, I realized that the stories about Santa Clause were really ridiculous ．Santa Claus was alive,  54  we were on his  55 ．

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       When I was a kid, my brother dropped the bomb:"No Santa Claus （Father Christmas）!" I fled to Grandma because I knew she would   1me the truth．I told her everything．"No!" she said．"Ridiculous! Don' t   2it．"

       After dinner, we went to General Store．Grandma handed me ten   3．"Take it and buy something for whoever needs it．I'll wait in the   4．" I' d often gone shopping with Mother, but never had I shopped   5．For moments, I stood there, confused,   6what to do with it．I thought of everybody I knew．  7I thought of Bobbie Decker．His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough．We all knew that Bobbie would have no cough   8he had a thicker coat．So I decided to buy Bobbie one．"Is this a present for   9?" the saleslady asked me kindly．I   10shyly．She smiled, handed it to me and wished me a merry Christmas．Then Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Santa Claus   11and ribbons and write "To Bobbie, From Santa Claus " on it．Then she   12me over to Bobbie's house．Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie' s house．We   13noiselessly and hid in the   14by his front walk．"All right, Santa Claus," she   15,"get going．" I rushed out, threw the present down at his front door,   16his doorbell and flew back to the safety．Together we   17breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open．

       Forty years I haven' t forgotten those   18I spent shivering （颤抖）in Bobbie' s bushes．That night, I realized that the stories about Santa Clause were really ridiculous ．Santa Claus was alive,  19we were on his  20．

1.A．tell                          B．teach                   C．take                    D．advise

2.A．remember                B．believe                 C．understand          D．consider

3.A．bags                        B．keys                    C．coats                  D．dollars

4.A．home                      B．store                   C．car                     D．bus

5.A．separately                B．apart                   C．singly                  D．alone

6.A．wondering               B．worrying             C．expecting            D．looking -

7.A．Luckily                    B．Surprisingly         C．Suddenly             D．Firstly

8.A．unless                     B．since                   C．as                       D．if

9.A．anyone                    B．someone              C．others                 D．another

10.A．nodded                  B．smiled                 C．replied                 D．denied

11.A．gift                        B．name                   C．paper                  D．needle

12.A．sent                       B．drove                  C．walked                D．guided

13.A．stole                      B．struggled             C．stepped               D．searched

14.A．cars ．                 B．buildings              C．stairs                  D．bushes

15.A．sighed                   B．whispered            C．called                  D．shouted

16.A．knocked                B．pushed                C．pounded              D．switched．

17.A．rushed                   B．laughed               C．paused                D．waited

18.A．nights                    B．feelings               C．moments             D．bills

19.A．and                       B．but                      C．then                    D．therefore

20.A．side                       B．team                   C．part                    D．staff