Love, joy and the warm feeling of getting together don’t cost a thing. But gifts do cost money. So what should a poor family do?

When I was 10, I told my mother that the only thing I wanted for the New Year was a pogo stick (弹簧单高跷). However, my mother said it was so expensive that we couldn’t afford one.

On a Saturday before New Year, my family went shopping together. While my mother and I were picking out the gifts, my dad said, “I’ll be back soon-I need to see something in the tool area.” A moment later, he came back with a long box. I remembered wondering if there was a pogo stick in it.

When we arrived home, my dad put the box in the garage. While my parents were busy with their chores, I quietly walked out to the garage and found the box. I was so excited and I knew as soon as I opened that magical box, my bright, shiny pogo stick would appear. No such luck! Inside the box was a silly old broom (扫帚).

That New Year morning, I got some gifts like a tiger toy and a saving pot, but I didn’t get the present that I really wanted. How upset I felt at that moment though I didn’t want my parents to see!

After cleaning up the room, my dad went to the garage. When he came back, he was carrying a beautiful pogo stick. I couldn’t believe it! My parents probably got quite a laugh from the trick they played on me.

Although we didn’t have much money, my parents gave me the most important gift of all: lots of love. That was over 60 years ago and I still think about those wonderful memories. They were full of my childhood. I will never forget all the joy my parents brought into my life.

【小题1】What did the writer see in the long box when he opened it?

A．Pogo stick.

B．An old broom.

C．A tiger toy.

D．A saving pot.

【小题2】How did the writer feel at the time he received the beautiful pogo stick?

A．Excited.

B．Upset.

C．Unbelievable.

D．Scared.

【小题3】What does the underlined word “They” refer to according to the passage?

A．The writer’s parents.	B．The pogo sticks.
C．Some nice gifts.	D．The wonderful memories.

【小题4】What can we infer from the passage?

A．The writer can always get what he wants from his parents.

B．His parents gave the writer enough love although he was born in poor.

C．The writer is about 60 years old now.

D．The writer felt disappointed with his parents.

【小题5】What is the best title for the passage?

A．An Interesting New Year.	B．Poor Life Made Us Happy.
C．A New Year Story.	D．A New Year Full of Love.