ThatChristmasEve,thestreetsofBostonwerecrowdedwithpeopledressedinwoolandflannel(法兰敏).JingleBellswasplayinginstores.Everyone?itseemedwas5bysomeoneelsesmilingor6.Iwasalone.Theeldest
ThatChristmasEve,thestreetsofBostonwerecrowdedwithpeopledressedinwoolandflannel(法兰敏).JingleBellswasplayinginstores.Everyone?itseemedwas 5 bysomeoneelsesmilingor 6 .Iwasalone.
TheeldestofaPuertoRicanfamilyof11childrengrowingupinoneofNewYork's7 apartmentsI'dspentmuchofmylife 8 solitude(独处).Now9 ,at27,Iwasenduringthelastbreak-upofasev?en-yearrelationship. Everypartofmewantedtobe10 ,butnotatChristmas.MyfamilyhadreturnedtoPuertoRicoandmy11 wereinvolvedintheirownlives.Duskwasfallingandtheunavoidablereturntomy12apartmentbroughttearstomyeyes.
Istoppedatthelocalmarket?feelingevenmore13whenIsawallthepeopletherefillingtheirbas?ketswithgifts.I14myfamilymyfriendsandthenoisypartiesathomefilledwithlaughteranddancing.Iwantedtocryforhavingwantedtobealoneandforhaving 15it.
Infrontofthechurchdownthestreetamanger(马槽)hadbeensetupwithMaryJosephandthebarnanimalsin16ofthearrivalofbabyJesus.AsIwalkedhomeI17thatthestoryofJosephandMarywanderingfromdoortodoorseekingshelterwasmuchlikemyown.LeavingPuertoRicowasstilla 18inmysoulandIwasstrugglingwithwhomIhadbecomeinmy15yearsintheUnitedStates.I'dmournedmylosses19 forthefirsttimeIrecognizedwhatI'dgained.Iwas20.educatedandhealthy.Mylifewasstillbeforemefullof 21 Sometimesthebest 22 istheoneyougiveyourself.ThatChristmasIgavemyselfcredit 23 I'daccomplishedsofarandpermissiontogo 24 unafraid.ItwasthebestgiftI'veeverreceivedtheonethatImosttreasure.
5.A.chosen B.bothered
C.allowed D.accompanied
6.A.working B.laughing
C.studying D.thinking
7.A.crowded B.expensive
C.cheerful D.large
8.A.lookingfor B.lookingat
C.lookingthrough D.lookingover
9.A.finally B.easily
C.quickly D.likely
10.A.patient B.strict
C.alone D.private
11.A.friends B.dreams
C.guests D.customers
12.A.beautiful B.interesting
C.clean D.empty
13.A.pleased B.ups