IknewIwasnotsupposedtobequitesoexcited.Iwastoo(36)___forthat.Atageeleven,theoldestandmymom's"grownup"girl,Ihadtokeepmy(37)___.Iwasinmiddleschoolafterall.ButeverychanceIgot,whenIwa
IknewIwasnotsupposedtobequitesoexcited.Iwastoo (36)___forthat.Atageeleven,theoldestandmymom's"grownup"girl,Ihadtokeepmy (37)___.Iwasinmiddleschoolafterall.ButeverychanceIgot,whenIwas (38)___,Icheckedeachpresentunderthetree.Ireadeverytag (标签) andfelteverypackage,guessingatthe (39)___within.IhadexaminedeachgiftsooftenthatIcouldtellwhichpresentwenttowhichperson(40)___lookingatthetags.
Ithadbeena(n)(41)___yearformyfamily.Whenevermymomlookedoveratthetreeandscatteredpresents,shewouldsighand(42)___us,"Therewon'tbeasmuchforChristmasthisyear.Trynottobedisappointed."Christmashad(43)___beenatimeformyparentstospoil (宠爱) us.Inyearspast,thepresentswould (44)___thelivingroom.Ihadheardthephrase"givingisbetterthanreceiving",butgettingpresentswasthewholepoint!ItwasthereasonIcouldn'tgoto(45)___onChristmasEve.
OnChristmasmorning,we (46)___waitedinthehallwayuntilDadtolduseverythingwasready.Werushedintothelivingroomandhadtowaitand (47)___whileotherfamilymembersopenedtheirpresents,butasthetimepassedwelostour (48)___.
"Here'sanotheroneforyou,"saidMomasshehandedmeapackage.Ilookedatit,(49)___.HavingspentsomuchtimeexaminingthepresentsbeforeChristmas,I (50)___thisone.Itwasformymom!
Itwasablowdryer.(51)___thismayseemonlyasimplegift,tomeitwassomuchmore.But,inmyworld,wherereceivingwasmore (52)___thangiving,mymom'sactofselflessnesswasdifficultto (53)___.Ithoughtindisbeliefabouthowmuchmymommustlovemetodothat.
IhavealwaysrememberedthatChristmaswithaffection.Asanadultwithchildren,Icannowseemymomwasfindinganevengreater (54)___inherChristmasbecausegivingtrulyisbetterthanreceiving.Tome,Mymom'ssimpleact (55)___theworld.
36.A.busyB.shyC.oldD.simple37.A.wordB.secretC.balanceD.cool38.A.aloneB.boredC.curiousD.energetic39.A.valuesB.contents