初中英语阅读Elizabethlivedwithhersixchildreninasmallhouse.Onewinter,therewasabigflood(洪水),andquiteafewhouseswerewashedaway,butElizabeth'shousewashighenoughtoescapeit.Elizabethhelpedoneofthefamilies

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　　Elizabethlivedwithhersixchildreninasmallhouse.Onewinter,therewasabigflood(洪水),andquiteafewhouseswerewashedaway,butElizabeth'shousewashighenoughtoescapeit.

　　Elizabethhelpedoneofthefamilieswhichhadlosteverything.Shesharedherhomeuntilthefamilycouldbuildanewhouse.Elizabeth'sfriendscouldnotunderstandhersinceshealreadyhadsomanychildrentotakecare.

　　"Well,"Elizabethexplainedtoherfriends,attheendofWorldWarII,therewasapoorwomaninatowninEngland.Herhusbandhadbeenkilledinthewarandshehadalotofchildren,justlikemenow.ThedaybeforeChristmas,thiswomansaidtoherchildren,“Wewon'tbeabletohavemuchforChristmas.I'mgoingtogetjustonepresentforusall.NowI'llgoandgetit.Shecamebackwithalittlegirlwhohadnoparents.Here'sourpresent,shesaidtoherownchildren.Thechildrenweremorethanexcitedtogetsuchapresent.Theywelcomedthelittlegirlwarmly,andshegrowupastheirsister.IwasthatChristmaspresent."

　　Onewinterabigflood__waymany___.

　　____Elizabethhadabig___tosupport,shesharedherhomewiththehomeless.

　　Elizabethtoldherfriendsaboutherownstorybecausetheycouldn'tunderstand__she__.

　　ApoorGermanwomanwithherchildren___Elizabethastheirfamilymemberontheday___Chiristmas.

　　Thestorytellsusthatweshouldallbekindto__thepeoplein___.