Christmas was coming and my ten-year-old Alice told
her father and me that she wanted a new bike. Her bike was too 1 ,
and it needed repairing as well.
As Christmas 2 , her
dream for a bike seemed to disappear, we thought, for she didn't say it again.
We were busy 3 some beautiful story books, a doll
house, a holiday dress and toys. Then to our surprise, on December 24, she said
she really wanted a bike more than 4 .
Now we didn't know 5 to do.
It was just too late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing 6 presents,
parents' presents, a brother's present and friends' presents till midnight. So
there was 7 time to take to buy the "right
hike" for our little girl. Thinking we were parents who would make their
child unhappy, we felt sorry and 8 .
Suddenly my husband had an idea. "What about
making a little bike with clay (黏土) and
writing a note that she could trade in (交换) the model
bike for a real one?" So he spent the next five hours carefully __9__
with clay to make a small bike.
10 Christmas morning, we were so excited for Alice
to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note.
She opened and read the 11 loudly. She looked at
me and said, "So, does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real
12 _?" Smiling, I said, "Yes!" Alice had tears in her eyes
when she replied, "I would 13 trade in this beautiful
bike Daddy made me. I __14 _ keep it than get a real bike. This is the
best Christmas present 15 I have ever got in my
life!"
1. A.new B.old C.beautiful D.modern
2. A.came nearer B.was over C.went by D.passed
3. A.buy B.bought C.to buy D.buying
4. A.something
else B.anything else C.else
something D.else anything
5. A.what B.how C.why D.where
6. A.children B.children's C.boy D.girls
7. A.enough B.no C.much D.still a little
8. A.happy B.excited C.sad D.angry
9. A.works B.worked C.working D.to work
10. A.In B.On C.At D.For
11. A.book B.story C.note D.newspaper
12. A.one B.ones C.some D.any
13. A.usually B.certainly C.never D.of course
14. A.am going to B.would like to C.had better D.would rather
15. A.who B.those C.what D.that