题目内容：

Christmas 1940 makes me misty-eyed every time I think about it. In the hard times, people______one another. We______food, clothing, bedding and household items and gave them to the needy.

That Christmas we students found ourselves______toys we collected and loading packages for_____.As we presented the gifts, we saw______in many faces, especially those of the children. We had a few more______to make on Christmas morning. The air was heavy and frozen to the bone. For several hours, we knocked on doors. But as the cold hours passed, our______gradually faded. When we______headed home, someone______a small house down a canal bank. None of us knew who lived there,______we wondered if there were_____.We still had a doll, two trucks, some small toys, chocolate Santas and a box of groceries. We decided to make one last visit. When we knocked on the door, a young woman answered it, looking at us_____.Three small children watched from behind her skirt—a little girl of about 2, and boys perhaps 4 and 5 years old. “Merry Christmas,” we______as we bent down and handed the gift-wrapped packages to the children and the box of groceries to the  ___, whose eyes widened_____.She slowly smiled, then quickly said, “Come in.” The room was______as the children looked at their mother, wondering if the gifts were really for them. The little girl______her doll, and the boys grasped the trucks as they sought a(an)_____.She put her arms______them and said in a______voice, “I told you Santa Claus would come.”

1.A. escaped from    B. struggled against    C. competed with    D. depended on

2.A. bought    B. borrowed    C. collected    D. begged

3.A. wrapping    B. cleaning    C. making    D. sending

4.A. sale    B. delivery    C. memory    D. production

5.A. fear    B. envy    C. sadness    D. joy

6.A. toys    B. calls    C. visits    D. promise

7.A. pain    B. love    C. strength    D. passion

8.A. finally    B. gradually    C. happily    D. worriedly

9.A. arrived at    B. looked for    C. pointed to    D. shouted to

10.A. and    B. but    C. so    D. for

11.A. guests    B. gifts    C. adults    D. children

12.A. eagerly    B. questioningly    C. anxiously    D. calmly

13.A. whispered    B. cried    C. greeted    D. added

14.A. father    B. mother    C. son    D. daughter

15.A. with amazement    B. with relief    C. in horror    D. in sorrow

16.A. empty    B. silent    C. noisy    D. tidy

17.A. hugged    B. hid    C. dropped    D. hit

18.A. suggestion    B. answer    C. box    D. place

19.A. behind    B. before    C. over    D. around

20.A. surprised    B. familiar    C. choked    D. loud