题目内容：

Rain was falling as my sister Jill and I ran out of the church, eager to get home and play with the       that Santa had left for us. Across the street was a gas station where the bus stopped. It was          for Christmas, but I noticed a family standing close to the locked door in an attempt to keep       .

We were on the way to our grandparents’ house for the Christmas dinner. We were approaching our destination（目的地）         my father U-turned in the middle of the road and said, “I can’t         it! They are standing in the rain. They’ve got children. It’s Christmas. ”

When my father          the gas station, he rolled down his window. “Merry Christmas. You are waiting for the          ?” Father asked.

The man said that they were. They were going to Birmingham, where he had a brother and          of a job.

“Why don’t you all get in the car and I’ll          you up there. ”

After they settled in, Father looked back over his          and asked the children if Santa had found them yet. Their sad faces gave him the          .

“Well, I didn’t think so,” my father said, “          when I saw Santa this morning, he told me that he was having          finding all, and he asked me if he could leave your toys in my        . We’ll just          them first before I take you to your destination. ” All at once, the three children’s faces shone with          .

When we got out of the car at our house, the children          the front door and straight to the Christmas tree. One of the girls picked up Jill’s doll and          hugged it to her breast, and the other girl seized（抓住）something of mine.

All this happened many years ago, but the memory of it remains          . That was the Christmas when my sister and I learned the          of making others happy.

1.A．balls    B．presents    C．parcels    D．trees

2.A. open    B．familiar    C．closed    D．unexpected

3.A. clean    B．energetic    C．active    D．dry

4.A．while    B．when    C．now that    D．even if

5.A．understand  B．admit    C．deserve    D．stand

6.A．pulled into  B．drove away  C．passed by  D．looked at

7.A．truck    B．brother    C．bus     D．driver

8.A．chances  B．benefits    C．emergencies  D．discoveries

9.A．show    B．seek     C．bring   D．drive

10.A．window  B．head   C．shoulder    D．children

11.A．sympathy  B．answer    C．problem    D．belief

12.A．because  B．though   C．as if     D．so

13.A．pleasure  B．trouble    C．confidence  D．suffering

14.A．company  B．car     C．shop   D．house

15.A．recognize  B．buy     C．fetch   D．find

16.A．doubt    B．disappointment  C．curiosity    D．excitement

17.A．ran through  B．stared at    C．watched out   D．looked through

18.A．shyly    B．immediately  C．quietly    D．slowly

19.A．sensitive  B．worthwhile  C．fresh   D．weak

20.A．joy    B．award    C．patience    D．attention