Intheveryearly1800's，ayoungboyabout14yearsoldnamedJohnlivedinanorphanage（孤儿院）inOldEnglandalongwithseveralotherchildren．Orphanmeantunwantedandunloved．

Christmaswastheonedayoftheyearwhenthechildrendidn'tworkandreceivedagift，anorange．Usuallytheytriedtotasteandpreserveitforsolongthatitoftenrottedbeforetheyeverpeeled（剥开）ittoenjoythesweetjuice．ManythoughtwereexpressedasChristmastimeapproached．Thechildrenwouldsay，"Iwillkeepminethelongest．"Johnusuallysleptwithhisnexttohispillow．ThisyearJohnwasoverjoyedbytheChristmasseason．Hewasbecomingamanandstrongerandsoonhewouldbeoldenoughtoleave．HewouldsavehisorangeuntilhisbirthdayinJuly．

Christmasdayfinallycame．Thechildrenweresoexcitedastheyenteredthebigdininghall．Immediatelythemastershouted，"John，leavethehallandtherewillbenoorangeforyouthisyear．"John'sheartbrokeviolentlywideopen．Heturnedandwentswiftlybacktothecoldroom．Thenheheardthedooropenandeachofthechildrenentered．LittleElizabethwithherhairfallingoverhershoulders，asmileonherface，andtearsinhereyesheldoutapieceofragtoJohn．"HereJohn，"shesaid，"thisisforyou．"Asheliftedbacktheedgesoftheraghesawabigjuicyorangeallpeeledandquarteredandthenherealizedwhattheyhaddone

Johnneverforgotthesharing，loveandpersonalsacrificehisfriendshadshownhimthatChristmasday．Inmemoryofthatdayeveryyearhewouldsendorangesallovertheworldtochildreneverywhere．

24．Thesechildrenwouldbehappiestwhen___．

A．theygotthespecialgift

B．theypreserveditverylong

C．theyfinallyenjoyedthesweetjuice

D．theyenteredthedininghall

25．WhatwouldoverjoyJohnmostthenextyearaccordingtothesecondparagraph？___

A．Heplacedhisorangenexttohispillow．

B．Hewouldeathisorangeonhisbirthday．

C．Hewouldn'tgethisspecialgift．

D．Hewouldstayintheorphanageforanotheryear．

26．Accordingtothetext，wheredidJohn'sorangecomefromthisyear？___

A．Itwasmadeupofwhatthesechildrendonated．

B．Hismasterg