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第二节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1. 5，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight but we had a ___36___ over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs and if not a lot, always ___37___. Not knowing we are poor, my kids (孩子) just thought I was ___38___. I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t ___39___ for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big ___40___ for the kids was the fun of Christmas ___41___.
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking ___42___ what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for ___43___ to share by all five of us.
The big ___44___ arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and ___45___ them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered (散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would ___46___ back at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home everyone was in high Christmas spirits, ___47___ my younger daughter, Ginger. Who always usually ___48___. She had only one small, fiat bag with a few candies — fifty cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything ___49___ we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, ___50___ to be angry again. This is what she told me: I was looking ___51___ thinking of what to buy, and I ___52___ to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she ___53___ for Christmas was a doll (玩具娃娃). So 1 took the card off the tree and ___54___ the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything. I never felt so ___55___ as I did that day.
36. A. roof B. hat
C. sky D. star
37. A. little B. less
C. enough D. more
38. A. busy B. serious
C. strict D. kind
39. A. effort B. room
C. time D. money
40. A. improvement B. problem
C. surprise D. excitement
41. A. shopping B. traveling
C. parties D. greetings
42. A. the other B. each other
C. one by one D. every other one
43. A. toys B. clothes
C. presents D. bills
44. A. day B. chance
C. cheque D. tree
45. A. forced B. reminded
C. invited D. begged
46. A. draw B. stay
C. move D. meet
47. A. including B. besides
C. except D. regarding
48. A. quiet B. excited
C. happy D. ashamed
49. A. since B. after
C. while D. until
50. A. waiting B. ready
C. hoping D. afraid
51. A. out B. over
C. forward D. around
52. A. forgot B. stopped
C. failed D. hated
53. A. wanted B. did
C. got D. played
54. A. made B. searched
C. bought D. fetched
55. A. angry B. rich
C. patient D. bitter
