As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English. _________, she would mind the children and _________ anything she was asked
One of her task was to keep track of _________ Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly _________. What could she buy for her _________ with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily? _________, even without any of the _________ her employer seems to have everything
Ursula _________ long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a _________. She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers, __________ things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called __________. “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?” “A poor family?” said the __________ driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man of what she was trying to do. He __________ in silence, and then said, “I know a family who __________ just about everything.”
When they reached a __________, the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone ... someone who has everything.”
Early the next day Ursula __________ everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to __________ why there seemed to be none __________ her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long __________. “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your __________. And this is my Christmas present to you.”
【小题1】A.In return | B.As a result | C.By the way | D.In a sense |
【小题2】【小题3】A.delivering | B.mailing | C.arriving | D.detecting |
【小题4】A.excited | B.worried | C.tired | D.interested |
【小题5】A.American family | B.own family | C.friends | D.classmates |
【小题6】A.Otherwise | B.Therefore | C.Besides | D.However |
【小题7】A.goods | B.kindness | C.gifts | D.help |
【小题8】A.talked | B.worked | C.waited | D.thought |
【小题9】A.store | B.neighborhood | C.street | D.church |
【小题10】A.selecting | B.matching | C.remembering | D.organizing |
【小题11】A.a shop | B.a taxi | C.her employer | D.her parents |
【小题12】A.delighted | B.anxious | C.surprised | D.respectful |
【小题13】A.noticed | B.listened | C.got out | D.carried on |
【小题14】【小题15】A.garage | B.building | C.station | D.yard |
【小题16】A.thanked | B.encouraged | C.praised | D.admired |
【小题17】A.settle | B.repeat | C.argue | D.explain |
【小题18】【小题19】A.delay | B.silence | C.time | D.break |
【小题20】A.case | B.opinion | C.memory | D.name |