While Christmas shopping in a jewelry store, I discovered a table of golden ornaments (饰品) on sale. So beautiful in   41   ,each had a personality of its own. I looked through hundreds of pieces,   42   a few and took them home.

I was afraid that they would disappear among other   43   gifts of a Christmas tree,   44   I used them to decorate wreaths (花环). When I stood back to    45    my work, a thought crossed my mind: Wouldn’t some of our family and friends like these, too?

I raced back to the jewelry store to discover that the piles of ornaments had been   46  even further. This time I bought dozens, as I   47   the many people who might enjoy one for the holidays.

I   48   began my creative project. While I tied lovely bows and glued golden ornaments, my mind   49   to Christmases past, how special each had been. I thought about others perhaps not so   50  . Some people in our community   51   had a family to share the joy of Christmas. Some didn’t   52   with holiday decorations.

I nodded my head in determined   53  . They would be at the top of my list to receive a little wreath.   54   the plan my husband showed great enthusiasm (热情) and we set out together to put it into   55  .

We visited the aged, the widowed (寡居的) and the lonely. Each one was   56   at our cheerful stop and   57   hung our small gifts — often the   58   signs of celebration in their homes.

After several days, I realized we had made and given almost two hundred wreaths. Decorated with   59   and delivered with delight, they filled many homes and hearts with the joy of Christmas. We were glad that our   60   did make sense and we found our Christmas spirit in doing and giving.

1.A. design                  B. concept                  C. condition                D. form

2.A. checked              B. selected      C. transformed   D. charged

3.A. huge       B. fancy     C. expensive                    D. valueless

4.A. however         B. therefore          C. otherwise    D. still

5.A. envy       B. polish     C. admire  D. undertake

6.A. reduced     B. emptied       C. sorted           D. cleared

7.A. worried about   B. thought of   C. cared for    D. watch over

8.A. bitterly    B. naturally     C. eagerly             D. curiously

9.A. appealed          B. opened         C. crossed      D. wandered

10.A. fortunate        B. wealthy    C. energetic             D. comfortable

11.A. sometimes   B. ever             C. often             D. never

12.A. bother      B. serve                   C. compare        D. play

13.A. surprise   B. disappointment         C. satisfaction         D. shame

14.A. In              B. At        C. On                                    D. About

15.A. effect            B. action   C. reality         D. consideration

16.A. shocked      B. scared    C. embarrassed        D. excited

17.A. without delay         B. as usual    C. on purpose        D. in turn

18.A. common        B. universal         C. only              D. standard

19.A. hope      B. pardon      C. luck                   D. love

20.A. devotion       B. courage    C. kindness             D. support

My brother suggested he and I be taken to an amusement park this weekend, and we were glad to know that our busy parents did not ___ to the plan.

While Christmas shopping in a jewelry store, I discovered a table of golden ornaments (饰品) on sale. So beautiful in   26   , each had a personality of its own. I looked through hundreds of pieces,   27   a few and took them home.

I was afraid that they would disappear among other fancy gifts of a Christmas tree,   28   I used them to decorate wreaths (花环). When I stood back to    29   my work, a thought crossed my mind: Wouldn’t some of our family and friends like these, too?

I raced back to the jewelry store to discover that the piles of ornaments had been reduced   even further. This time I bought dozens, as I   30   the many people who might enjoy one for the holidays.

I   31   began my creative project. While I tied lovely bows and glued golden ornaments, my mind wandered to Christmases past, how special each had been. I thought about others perhaps not so  32  . Some people in our community   33   had a family to share the joy of Christmas. Some didn’t   34   with holiday decorations.

I nodded my head in determined   35  . They would be at the top of my list to receive a little wreath. At the plan my husband showed great enthusiasm (热情) and we set out together to put it into   36  .

We visited the aged, the widowed (寡居的) and the lonely. Each one was   37   at our cheerful stop and   38   hung our small gifts — often the   39   signs of celebration in their homes.

After several days, I realized we had made and given almost two hundred wreaths. Decorated with love and delivered with delight, they filled many homes and hearts with the joy of Christmas. We were glad that our   40  did make sense and we found our Christmas spirit in doing and giving.

26. A. design                        B. concept                    C. condition                  D. form

27. A. checked                       B. selected               C. transformed           D. charged

28. A. however           B. therefore              C. otherwise             D. still

29. A. envy              B. polish                C. admire                      D. undertake

30. A. worried about          B. thought of             C. cared for                    D. watch over

31. A. bitterly               B. naturally             C. eagerly               D. curiously

32. A. fortunate              B. wealthy             C. energetic             D. comfortable

33. A. sometimes            B. ever                C. often                D. never

34. A. bother                B. serve                  C. compare             D. play

35. A. surprise               B. disappointment       C. satisfaction           D. shame

36. A. effect                B. action              C. reality                D. consideration

37. A. shocked              B. scared              C. embarrassed         D. excited

38. A. without delay          B. as usual            C. on purpose           D. in turn

39. A. common             B. universal            C. only                 D. standard

40. A. devotion              B. courage               C. kindness             D. support

While Christmas shopping in a jewelry store, I discovered a table of golden ornaments (饰品) on sale. So beautiful in 1 ,each had a personality of its own. I looked through hundreds of pieces, 2
I was afraid that they would disappear among other 3 gifts of a Christmas tree, 4 I used them to decorate wreaths (花环). When I stood back to 5 my work, a thought crossed my mind: Wouldn’t some of our family and friends like these, too?
I raced back to the jewelry store to discover that the piles of ornaments had been 6 even further. This time I bought dozens, as I 7 the many people who might enjoy one for the holidays.
I 8 began my creative project. While I tied lovely bows and glued golden ornaments, my mind 9 to Christmases past, how special each had been. I thought about others perhaps not so 10. Some people in our community 11 had a family to share the joy of Christmas. Some didn’t 12 with holiday decorations.
I nodded my head in determined 13. They would be at the top of my list to receive a little wreath. 14 the plan my husband showed great enthusiasm (热情) and we set out together to put it into 15.
We visited the aged, the widowed (寡居的) and the lonely. Each one was 16 at our cheerful stop and 17 hung our small gifts — often the 18 signs of celebration in their homes.
After several days, I realized we had made and given almost two hundred wreaths. Decorated with 19 and delivered with delight, they filled many homes and hearts with the joy of Christmas. We were glad that our 20 did make sense and we found our Christmas spirit in doing and giving.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      design
   2. B.
      concept
   3. C.
      condition
   4. D.
      form
2. 2.
   1. A.
      checked
   2. B.
      selected
   3. C.
      transformed
   4. D.
      charged
3. 3.
   1. A.
      huge
   2. B.
      fancy
   3. C.
      expensive
   4. D.
      valueless
4. 4.
   1. A.
      however
   2. B.
      therefore
   3. C.
      otherwise
   4. D.
      still
5. 5.
   1. A.
      envy
   2. B.
      polish
   3. C.
      admire
   4. D.
      undertake
6. 6.
   1. A.
      reduced
   2. B.
      emptied
   3. C.
      sorted
   4. D.
      cleared
7. 7.
   1. A.
      worried about
   2. B.
      thought of
   3. C.
      cared for
   4. D.
      watch over
8. 8.
   1. A.
      bitterly
   2. B.
      naturally
   3. C.
      eagerly
   4. D.
      curiously
9. 9.
   1. A.
      appealed
   2. B.
      opened
   3. C.
      crossed
   4. D.
      wandered
10. 10.
    1. A.
       fortunate
    2. B.
       wealthy
    3. C.
       energetic
    4. D.
       comfortable
11. 11.
    1. A.
       sometimes
    2. B.
       ever
    3. C.
       often
    4. D.
       never
12. 12.
    1. A.
       bother
    2. B.
       serve
    3. C.
       compare
    4. D.
       play
13. 13.
    1. A.
       surprise
    2. B.
       disappointment
    3. C.
       satisfaction
    4. D.
       shame
14. 14.
    1. A.
       In
    2. B.
       At
    3. C.
       On
    4. D.
       About
15. 15.
    1. A.
       effect
    2. B.
       action
    3. C.
       reality
    4. D.
       consideration
16. 16.
    1. A.
       shocked
    2. B.
       scared
    3. C.
       embarrassed
    4. D.
       excited
17. 17.
    1. A.
       without delay
    2. B.
       as usual
    3. C.
       on purpose
    4. D.
       in turn
18. 18.
    1. A.
       common
    2. B.
       universal
    3. C.
       only
    4. D.
       standard
19. 19.
    1. A.
       hope
    2. B.
       pardon
    3. C.
       luck
    4. D.
       love
20. 20.
    1. A.
       devotion
    2. B.
       courage
    3. C.
       kindness
    4. D.
       support

My brother suggested he and I be taken to an amusement park this weekend, and we were glad to know that our busy parents did not ___ to the plan.

A. object                     B. refer                       C. listen                      D. agree