题目内容
As we passed the Eaton’s Department store’s window, we stopped as usual to gaze and do our bit of dreaming. My mother set her eyes on a red dress, _______ it long.
As we continued down the street, mother turned_______for one more look. “My goodness! They’d display something a person could use!”
Christmas was_______and the red dress was soon forgotten. Mother was not the one who_______items that were not practical. Father, ______ , liked to splurge(放纵)whenever the budget(预算)allowed. He’d get blamed for his occasional splurging, but it was all done with the best_______.
On our last trip to town before Christmas, mother suddenly said in surprise, “Would you just look at that!” She pointed ______as Dad drove past Eaton’s.
“That big red dress is gone,” she said in ______ , “It’s actually gone.” I was certain to feel a bit of yearning(渴望)in her_______.
I’ll never forget that Christmas morning. I watched Mother tearing the paper off a large box that read, “Eaton’s Finest Enamel Dishpan”. “Oh Frank,” she_________in surprise, “just what I wanted!” Dad was sitting in his chair with a huge_______on his face.
“Only a ______wouldn’t give a priceless wife like mine exactly what she wants for Christmas, “Dad laughed and winked(递眼色)at me, confirming his _______, and my heart filled with more love for my father than it could hold!
Mother opened the______ . With trembling hands she touched the elegant material of Big Red.
“Oh my goodness!” her eyes were ______tears. “Oh Frank. You shouldn’t have” came her weak attempt at ______ .
“Oh, never mind that! Let’s see if it _____ ,” he laughed, helping her put on the wonderful dress. Mother completely ______ into another person.
I watched surprisedly, _______by the happiness in my parents I had ______noticed before. “You look beautiful,” my dad whispered to my mom---and she surely did!
1.A. having B. keeping C. admiring D. wearing
2.A. up B. back C. away D. out
3.A. over B. on C. along D. near
4.A. wished for B. searched for C. called for D. sent for
5.A. besides B. therefore C. however D. also
6.A. value B. intention C. chance D. need
7.A. strangely B. confidently C. angrily D. excitedly
8.A. disbelief B. joy C. discomfort D. interest
9.A. dream B. desire C. voice D. view
10.A. stopped B. said C. told D. sighed
11.A. surprise B. embarrassment C. doubt D. smile
12.A. seller B. driver C. man D. fool
13.A. secret B. weakness C. kindness D. worry
14.A. door B. chain C. box D. letter
15.A. held back B. filled with C. occupied with D. squeezed with
16.A. scolding B. smiling C. appreciating D. feeling
17.A. fits B. attracts C. shines D. opens
18.A. looked B. changed C. grew D. made
19.A. interested B. fascinated C. puzzled D. doubted
20.A. always B. ever C. never D. still
