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【题目】Christmas is no fun when you're poor．Twenty years ago I was a young, 【1】 （struggle）,substitute（替补） teacher whose calls into work had been few．Money was tight, bills were due my wife and I couldn't even afford 【2】 （get）Christmas gifts for each other．The only gifts we could get for our children were a few soft toys that I had found 【3】 （sell）at half price in the supermarket．I opened the door and brought in the gifts I 【4】 （hide） in our old car's trunk．Then I handed them to my son and daughter．I watched with a sad smile as they did 【5】 best to tear off the wrapping(包装） paper．As they pulled out their toys, though, I noticed their faces lit 【6】 and they jumped up and down．My daughter 【7】 （happy） hugged her toy and then hugged her Mom and me as well．I laughed as I watched my children play with their toys for_ 【8】 _ (hour), and Thanked God for the ． 【9】_ （great） bifilar ever been given．Till today I still treasure 【10】 gift of pure love that my son and daughter gave me that day．

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【答案】

【1】struggling

【2】to get

【3】sold

【4】had hidden

【5】their

【6】up

【7】happily

【8】hours

【9】greatest

【10】the

【解析】

试题分析：对于没有钱的人来说，圣诞节是个非常尴尬的日子，二十多年前，作者因为财力有限，只能给孩子们买了超市打折的玩具当礼物，但是当孩子们看到玩具时那欢快的表情却让作者心情立马愉悦起来。孩子们的笑声也成了送给作者最好的圣诞礼物。

【1】struggling考查现在分词。根据结构可知此处是做定语，被修饰名词teacher与struggle之间是主动关系，用现在分词，填struggling。

【2】to get 考查不定式。 根据固定搭配可知“afford to do ”意思是“支付得起”，故填to get。

【3】sold 考查过去分词。 由结构可知sell此处是非谓语动词做后置定语修饰toys，和被修饰词是被动关系，故用过去分词sold。

【4】had hidden 考查时态。 由结构可知gifts后面句子是定语从句，从句的谓语动词hide的动作发生在brought in 之前，应该用过去完成时，故答案填had hidden。

【5】their 考查代词。从上文内容可知此处指孩子们使劲去撕开礼物的包装，try one’s best to do“努力做某事”，故填their。

【6】 up 考查短语。根据情理推断，当孩子们收到礼物时会非常开心，开心从从脸上表示出来，固定短语：light up“容光焕发，照亮，变得喜悦起来”，故填up。

【7】happily 考查副词。 由结构可知此处是修饰动词hugged，应该用副词形式happily。

【8】hours 考查名词。从搭配可知表示时间的长短用介词for+时间段，hour是可数名词，故此处填hours。

【9】greatest 考查形容词。根据上下文以及后面出现的ever可以判断应该用形容词最高级做定语，填greatest。

【10】the 考查冠词。 gift是单数名词，而且有定语限制，故前面加定冠词the。