Question

When my grandma fell ill just a few days before Christmas, I felt shocked and sad that she wasn’t going to be at able for Christmas with the people she loved around her. Mother said, “If she can’t come here for Christmas, we’ll take Christmas to her !” She was very _______when we all arrived at the ward with a lot of_______, full of bustle(喧闹)and chatter.

Afterwards, the idea for Secret Santa started to _______in me. The following year, I decided to put my thoughts into action and _______a request on Facebook and Twitter asking people to donate presents to those who were in hospital at Christmas. The _________was incredible.

The first year, in the week _______up to Christmas, I put on a red Santa’s hat and pushed a trolley(手推车) full of presents _______the hospital wards and the local children’s hospice(收容所) handing out some Christmas _______. I made sure those who weren’t _______ also received a present.

And, of course, the nurses and carers were________big boxes of Chocolates. I also took presents into care homes for the __________. Often it was just something little, but I think they were just ________to see a friendly face. It felt good doing something for other people.

________my grandma died last year, I was still determined to keep the ________running for a second year. This time I was overwhelmed(征服)by the response. There were twice as many presents__________as there were the previous year.

We’ll be________presents right up to the Christmas Eve before going to Midnight Mass(子夜弥撒), so it takes a lot of energy and time. But it’s ________ worth to see the looks on the children’s faces when they get their presents, and to see how happy the older folk are with a (n)________and a chat. I love being a real-life Santa Claus.

My grandma always told me Christmas was about giving, not________. “That’s the real spirit of Christmas!” she used to say. ________, I can pass on that message to others.

1.A. positive B. awkward C. greedy D. delighted

2.A. presents B. fruits C. flowers D. foods

3.A. mix B. push C. grow D. check

4.A. cut out B. put out C. make out D. leave out

5.A. honor B. response C. proof D. model

6.A. leading B. turning C. adding D. looking

7.A. beyond B. around C. under D. opposite

8.A. origin B. trust C. guide D. cheer

9.A. rich B. lonely C. well D. outgoing

10.A. treated B. devoted C. invited D. sent

11.A. young B. elderly C. deaf D. blind

12.A. curious B. pleased C. generous D. confused

13.A. Since B. Unless C. If D. Although

14.A. appeal B. fortune C. gesture D. identity

15.A. bought B. created C. donated D. used

16.A. decorating B. delivering C. wrapping D. carrying

17.A. more than B. less than C. rather than D. other than

18.A. report B. praise C. outcome D. visit

19.A. gathering B. misunderstanding C. receiving D. celebrating

20.A. Generally B. Appropriately C. Consequently D. Hopefully

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