题目内容：

I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a ______ over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always ______. Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们) just thought I was ______. I’ve always been glad about that.

It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t ______ for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big ______ for the kids was the fun of Christmas ______.

They planned weeks ahead of time, asking ______ what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for ______ to share by all five of us.

The big ______ arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and ______ them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would ______at the “Santa’s Workshop”.

Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, ______ my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually ______. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies— fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything ______ we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door,______ to be angry again. This is what she told me：

“I was looking ______ thinking of what to buy, and I ______ to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees’.One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she ______ for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃). So I took the card off the tree and ______ the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”

I never felt so ______ as I did that day.

1.A. roof    B. hat    C. sky    D. star

2.A. little    B. less    C. enough    D. more

3.A. busy    B. serious    C. strict    D. kind

4.A. effort    B. room    C. time    D. money

5.A. event    B. problem    C. surprise    D. excitement

6.A. shopping    B. traveling    C. parties    D. greetings

7.A. the other    B. each other    C. one by one    D. every one

8.A. toys    B. clothes    C. presents    D. bills

9.A. day    B. chance    C. party    D. tree

10.A. forced    B. reminded    C. invited    D. begged

11.A. draw    B. stay    C. move    D. meet

12.A. including    B. besides    C. except    D. except for

13.A. quiet    B. excited    C. happy    D. ashamed

14.A. since    B. after    C. while    D. until

15.A. anxious    B. ready    C. eager    D. afraid

16.A. out    B. over    C. forward    D. around

17.A. forgot    B. stopped    C. failed    D. hated

18.A. wanted    B. did    C. got    D. played

19.A. made    B. searched    C. bought    D. took

20.A. angry    B. rich    C. patient    D. bitter