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When I was growing up, Father Christmas played an important part in my family’s Christmas tradition.

Each year my parents would feed us a light meal, make sure we put on our new pajamas (睡衣), and put us to bed. Father Christmas himself was going to leave presents at night! A few hours later, my mom would wake us up telling us to hurry up because he was getting ready to leave. With our eyes barely (勉强地) open, we would go down the stairs and Father Christmas would meet us at the bottom of the stairs by name, tell us how good we were that year, and hand us each a present. In all the excitement, we didn’t realize that our dad was missing until he walked in the door.

When I was 8 years old, my mom very gently (温柔地) and lovingly told me that Father Christmas was just a fun story. She then asked me to never tell my younger sisters or any of the other kids in our family. She believed every child should decide on their own when they were ready to move on and know the truth about Father Christmas. It was a promise I have kept all these years.

Until this year.

My youngest is 10, and I thought other children might make fun of him if he were to say Father Christmas was real. So I gently mentioned that there really wasn’t a man who lived in the North Pole.

“Oh, okay. I know that.”

I then told him not to ever tell anyone else, especially his two cousins, who at 7 and 5 still believe. I didn’t want him to blow my father’s cover.

“Mom, I know Father Christmas is Grandpa and I won’t say anything to them.”

It then dawned on ( 开始明白) me that for my children, Father Christmas would always be real. For them, he was their grandfather who took the time each year to dress up and their grandmother helped him get ready so that their Christmas could be a little more special. My mother was right; Christmas is the spirit of love and giving.

【小题1】What does the author mainly tell us in Paragraph 2?

A．Her great expectation of Father Christmas.

B．The importance of Father Christmas to her.

C．Her memories of Christmas celebrations in her family.

D．The preparation her family made for Christmas Eve.

【小题2】Why did the author’s mother let her keep the secret of Father Christmas from other kids?

A．She wanted to give them a surprise.

B．She didn’t know how to explain it.

C．She didn’t think they were old enough to understand it.

D．She thought they should decide when to unlock it by themselves.

【小题3】What does the underlined part “blow my father’s cover” mean in Paragraph 7?

A．Say no to the Christmas present from my father.