PeoplefromeverycornerfloodedintothestreetsthatChristmasEve．"FrostytheSnowman，"and"JingleBells"（41）___instores；onthepavements，thestreetsingersperformedhappily．Everyone，was（42）___bysomeon
People from every corner flooded into the streets that Christmas Eve．"Frosty the Snowman，"and"Jingle Bells"（41）___ in stores； on the pavements，the street singers performed happily．Everyone，was （42）___ by someone else，delighted and cheerful．I was alone．
As one of 8kids of a Brazilian family，brought up in America's crowded apartment，I'd spent several years searching for aloneness．Now，（43）___，at 27，a college student after the （44）___ with my girlfriend，every cell inside me wanted to be alone，（45）___ not at Christmas．My family had （46）___to Brazil and my friends were （47）___ with their own lives．Dusk was approaching，and the fact that I had to return to my （48）___home made me sad．Lights from windows blinked，and I hoped someone would （49）___ from one of those homes to invite me inside with a Christmas tree decorated with shiny fake snow and（50）___presents．
At a market，I felt more（51）___when people were buying lots of goods，which （52）___the gifts we received as children in my mind．I missed my family and wanted to cry for wanting to be alone and for having achieved it．
Outside the church，a manger（小耶稣） had been set（53）___．I stood with others watching the scene，some of them（54）___themselves，praying．As I walked home，I realized that leaving Brazil was still a painful experience as I struggled with（55）___I had become in 15years in America．I'd mourned the（56）___，but for the first time，I recognized what I'd gained．I was independent，（57）___ and healthy．My life was still ahead，full of（58）___．
Sometimes the best gift is the one that you give yourself．That Christmas，I gave myself（59）___ for what I'd obtained up to now and promise to go forward．It is the best gift I've ever got，the one that I most（60）___．
41．A．sharedB．heldC．servedD．played42．A．employedB．accompaniedC．attendedD．supported43．A．usually