RainwasfallingasmysisterJillandIranoutofthechurcheagertogethomeandplaywiththe 1 thatSantahadleftforus.Acrossthestreetwasagasstationwherethebusstopped.Itwas 2 forChristmasbutInoticedafamilystandingclosetothelockeddoorinanattempttokeep 3 .

Wewereonthewaytoourgrandparents’housefortheChristmasdinner.Wewereapproachingourdestination(目的地) 4 myfatherU-turnedinthemiddleoftheroadandsaid“Ican’t 5 it!Theyarestandingintherain.They’vegotchildren.It’sChristmas.”

Whenmyfather 6 thegasstationherolleddownhiswindow.“MerryChristmas.Youarewaitingforthe 7 ?”Fatherasked.

Themansaidthattheywere.TheyweregoingtoBirminghamwherehehadabrotherand 8 ofajob.

“Whydon’tyouallgetinthecarandI’ll 9 youupthere.”

AftertheysettledinFatherlookedbackoverhis 0 andaskedthechildrenifSantahadfoundthemyet.Theirsadfacesgavehimthe 11 .

“WellIdidn’tthinkso”myfathersaid“ 12 whenIsawSantathismorninghetoldmethathewashaving 13 findingallandheaskedmeifhecouldleaveyourtoysinmy 14 .We’lljust 15 themfirstbeforeItakeyoutoyourdestination.”Allatoncethethreechildren’sfacesshonewith 16 .

Whenwegotoutofthecaratourhousethechildren 17 thefrontdoorandstraighttotheChristmastree.OneofthegirlspickedupJill’sdolland 18 huggedittoherbreastandtheothergirlseized(抓住)somethingofmine.

Allthishappenedmanyyearsagobutthememoryofitremains 19 .ThatwastheChristmaswhenmysisterandIlearnedthe 20 ofmakingothershappy.

小题1:A．ballsB．presentsC．parcelsD．trees小题2:A．openB．familiarC．closedD．unexpected小题3:A．cleanB．energeticC．activeD．dry小题4:A．whileB．whenC．no