题目内容：

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

My own "truest" Christmas stands out from all the others, which is the one when the meaning of the day shone clearest．Recently divorced, I had no   36   and was on my way to the employment office．It was pouring, but I had no umbrella, for my old one had   37   apart, and I could not afford another one．

I got in a streetcar and there   38   the seat was an umbrella leaning with a silver handle  39with jewels．I had never seen anything so lovely．I   40   the handle and saw a name carved there．The   41_procedure would have been to   42   the umbrella to the conductor, while I   43   to take it with me and find the owner myself．

Then I   44   a telephone book for the name on the umbrella and got it．A lady answered my call and she was so   45   that I forgot I was looking for a job and went directly to her small house．There, she wanted to give me a（an）   46   , but her excitement at getting back this special possession was   47   that to have accepted money would have   48   something．

The next six months were   49   ．I was able to get only temporary   50   here and there for a small salary．  51   , when reaching home, 1 made myself smile, pretending to be happy to meet my daughter Peggy．There, she opened the door for me and 52 herself in my arms, screaming and demanding that we decorate the tree immediately．But when I looked at the cold pans and cans in he cold little kitchen, misery   53   me．

Suddenly the doorbell rang, there stood a delivery man．"This is a   54   ," I said, but he read the name on the parcels and they were for me．I looked for the name of the sender and found it was the lady．

Our dinner the night was the most delicious in my life．Then I put Peggy to bed and   55   her gifts up around the tree and a sweet peace flooded me like a blessing．

1.A．hope             B．job           C．faith               D．house

2.A．torn            B．divided        C．taken              D．fallen

3.A．down             B．against              C．in                  D．over

4.A．equipped          B．armed          C．decorated            D．filled

5.A．examined          B．inspected        C．investigated          D．checked

6.A．general          B．usual           C．ordinary             D．regular

7.A．turn in            B．give in          C．bring in             D．take in

8.A．hesitated          B．turned          C．promised           D．determined

9.A．searched         B．observed        C．found              D．watched

10.A- thankful          B．excited         C．delighted           D．truthful

11.A．reward           B．prize            C．award              D．praise

12.A．so              B．even            C．ever                D．such

13.A．changed         B．spoiled         C．helped              D．missed

14.A．fortunate         B．merciful      C．inspiring           D．miserable

15.A．employment     B．settlement      C．fulfillment          D．disappointment

16.A- However         B．Therefore      C．Thus                D．Besides

17.A．threw           B．spread         C．put                 D．lost

18.A．got over        B．came over      C．turned over         D．knocked over

19.A．surprise          B, blessing        C．mistake             D．misfortune

20.A．set             B．brought        C．took                D．picked