题目内容：

We were depressed and things were tough. Mom had a ____time raising us on her own because Dad died five years ago. We relied on social assistance for ____.

Looking back, I  ____ remember what Mom went through to send us to school. I studied hard then. Every morning,  she would put a new piece of cardboard in our shoes because our shoes were ____. Constant moving was typical for my family in these times. Rent was 25 dollars a month but Mom couldn't ____it. Though it was hard, we never ____. Christmas was approaching. We were given 25 dollars for social services. Instead of buying food, Mom would use the money to pay the ____, ensuring us all of a ____over our head. ____we had nothing for Christmas.

Unknown to Mom, I had been selling Christmas trees to earn enough money for a new pair of ____. On the afternoon of Christmas Eve, I was ____to go to catch the bus.

As I reached the stop, I began to feel ____. I was going to buy a new pair of boots____Mom was at home in tears.  My mind was ____and I realized what I had to do. I didn't get on the ____.

I went in a grocery store and bought the Christmas treats. I ____home and put them quietly against the door. I knocked on the door. When Mom opened the door, ____rolled into the house. She just stood there ____. I managed to hold back the ____, saying,  "Merry Christmas, Mom! There really is a Santa Claus!"

That day I got many ____and kisses from Mom. It was a Merry Christmas for us after all!

1.A. good    B. short    C. hard    D. funny

2.A. life    B. travel    C. nursery    D. movement

3.A. hardly    B. still    C. yet    D. then

4.A. handed over    B. picked up    C. turned over    D. worn out

5.A. store    B. afford    C. make    D. get

6.A. complained    B. glanced    C. envied    D. calculated

7.A. decoration    B. gifts    C. rent    D. clothes

8.A. cloud    B. light    C. roof    D. window

9.A. And    B. But    C. Or    D. So

10.A. glasses    B. jeans    C. boots    D. socks

11.A. lucky    B. concerned    C. fearful    D. excited

12.A. frightened    B. guilty    C. proud    D. content

13.A. while    B. because    C. whether    D. unless

14.A. woken up    B. made up    C. given away    D. turned down

15.A. platform    B. train    C. bus    D. plane

16.A. drove    B. rang    C. left    D. rushed

17.A. balls    B. shoes    C. dollars    D. things

18.A. surprised    B. nervous    C. disappointed    D. painful

19.A. words    B. trouble    C. tears    D. sweat

20.A. candies    B. hugs    C. awards    D. creams