13-year-oldFrankhadreceivedmanypresentshewanted.ButFrankwasnot__36__becausethiswashisfirstChristmaswithouthisbrother.Franksaidtohisparentsthathewould__37__toseeafriend.__38__itwascoldoutsideFrankputo
13-year-oldFrankhadreceivedmanypresentshewanted.ButFrankwasnot__36__becausethiswashisfirstChristmaswithouthisbrother.Franksaidtohisparentsthathewould__37__toseeafriend.__38__itwascoldoutsideFrankputonhisnewjacketandtookpresentsonhisnewsled(雪橇).
AsFrankwalkedhesawahousewiththe__39__hangingoverafireplace.Awomanwasseatednearthem__40__.ThestockingsremindedFrankoftheonesbesidehimandhisbrother.Asuddenthought__41__Frank.
Soheknockedonthedoor.“__42__?”thesadvoiceofthewomananswered.“MayIcomein?”“Please”shesaidseeinghis__43__fullofgiftsandthinkinghewasmakingacollection“butIhavenofoodorgiftsforyou.Ievenhave__44__formyownchildren.”
“That’snotwhyIamhere”Frankreplied.“Please__45__anypresentyoulikeforyourchildrenfromthissled.”
“WhyGodblessyou!”the__46__womananswered.Shechoseuntilthestockingswerefull.“Won’tyoutellmeyour__47__?”sheasked.“JustcallmetheChristmasScout”Frankreplied.
Thevisit__48__theboytouchedwithanunexpected__49__inhisheart.Heunderstoodthathissorrow(悲伤)wasnottheonlysorrow.He__50__allthegiftsincludingthenewjacket.
“WhereareyourpresentsFrank?”askedhisfatherashe__51__thehouse.“Ihandedthemouttootherchildren.”
“Frankhowcouldyoudoso?”hismotheraskedinanger.Thenextmorninghecamedownstairsand__52__hisparentslisteningtoChristmasnewsontheradio.Thentheannouncerspoke:“MerryChristmas!Severalfamilies__53__theirchildrenweremadehappybythegiftsfromaboy.Noonecould__54__him.”Frankfelthisfather’sarmsgoaroundhisshouldersandhesawhismothersmiling__55__hertears.
【小题1】A.lovelyB.astonishedC.lonelyD.happy【小题2】A.leaveB.turnC.growD.become【小题3】A.WhenB.SinceC.WhereD.Though【小题4】