ItwasonemonthbeforeChristmas,whennine-year-old.Rosetoldherfatherandmethatshewantedanewbike.(31)___bikewasjusttooold,(32)___itneededrepairingaswell.WhenChristmaswascoming,herdreamfora(33)___see
ItwasonemonthbeforeChristmas,whennine-year-old.Rosetoldherfatherandmethatshewantedanewbike.(31)___bikewasjusttooold,(32)___itneededrepairingaswell.
WhenChristmaswascoming,herdreamfora (33)___seemedtodisappear,forshedidn'tmentionitagain.Wewerebusy(34)___somebeautifulstorybooks,adollhouse,aholidaydressandtoys.Thentooursurprise,(35)___ December24,shesaidshereallywantedabikemorethan(36)___ else.
Nowwedidn'tknow(37)___ todo.Itwasjusttoolate.WewerebusywithChristmas (38)___ andpackingchildren'spresents,parents'presents,abrother'spresentandfriends'presentstillmidnight.Sotherewasnotimetobuythe"rightbike"forourlittlegirl.Thinkingthatwewere(39)___ whowouldmaketheirchildunhappy,wefeltashamedand(40)___.
Suddenlymyhusbandhadanidea."WhatifImakealittlebikeoutofclay(泥土)andwriteanotethatshecouldtradein(交换)themodelbikeforarealone?"Sohe(41)___ thenextfivehourscarefullyworkingwithclaytomakea(42)___bike.
OnChristmasmorning,weweresoexcitedwhenRoseopenedthelittleboxwiththebeautifulredandwhite(43)___ bikeandthenote.She(44)___thenoteloudly.Shelookedatusandsaid:"So,doesthismeanIcantradeinthisbikeforarealone?"Smiling,Isaid:"Yes."Rosehadtearsinhereyeswhenshereplied:"IwouldnevertradeinthisbeautifulbikethatDaddymadeforme.Ipreferto(45)___ itratherthangetarealbike."Atthatmoment,wewouldhavemovedtheGodtobuyhereverybikeontheearth.
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