Question

Two little children were sitting by the fire one cold winter’s night. Suddenly, they heard a knock at the door. “Who can it be?” they wondered. One ran ___16   (curious) to open it. There, outside in the cold and the darkness, stood a child    17    no shoes on his feet and clad (穿……的衣服)in old thin garments. He    18    (tremble) with cold, and he asked to come in and warm himself.

“ Yes, come,” cried both the children. They drew the little stranger to their warm seat, shared their supper with him, and gave him their bed, and they slept on    19    hard bench.

On the night, they were awakened by sweet music,    20    was played by a band of children in shining garments. Suddenly the stranger child stood before    21    : no longer cold and ragged, but clad in silvery light. He said, “ I am the Christ Child,    22    (wander) through the world to bring peace and    23    (happy) to good children as you.  As you have helped me so much, this tree will give rich fruit to you every year.”

    24    he was saying that, he broke a branch from the tree that grew near the door, and planted it in the ground and disappeared. But the branch grew    25    a great tree, and every year it bore wonderful golden fruit for the kind children.

Answer 1

A:  16. curiously  17.with  18.was trembling  19.a  20.which  21.them  22.wandering  23.happiness   24.While/As/When   25.into