In the early 1800’s, a boy named John lived in an orphanage (孤儿院) with several other children. Every day was  36  working and Christmas was the one day of the year  37  the children did not work and received a gift — an orange. The children  38  it so much that they kept it for weeks, and even  39 — smelling it,  40  it and loving it. Usually they tried to preserve(保护) it for so  41  that it often went bad before they ate it.

This year John knew he would soon be  42  enough to leave. He would save the orange until his birthday in July. If he preserved it  43 , he might be able to eat it on his birthday. 

Christmas day finally came. The children were so  44  as they entered the dining hall. In his excitement, John knocked over something, causing a big  45 . Immediately the master shouted, “John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you.” John's heart  46 . He turned and ran back to the  47  room so that the children wouldn’t see his tears. 

Then he heard the door open and the children entered. Little Elizabeth with a  48  on her face held out her small hands. “Here John,” she said, “this is for you.” As John  49  his head, he saw a big juicy  50  all peeled and quartered … Each child had sacrificed(舍弃) their own orange by 51  a quarter and had created a big, beautiful orange for him. 

John never forgot the sharing, love and personal  52  his friends had shown him that Christmas day.  53  that day, after he became rich, every year he  54  send oranges all over the world to children everywhere. His  55  was that no child would ever spend Christmas without a special Christmas fruit! 

A. forced          B. passed           C. taken            D. spent

A. as             B. when            C. while            D. which

A. needed        B. wanted           C. valued           D. liked

A. months        B. days             C. years           D. seasons

A. tasting         B. watching         C. pressing         D. touching

A. much          B. soon           C. long            D. far

A. old           B. strong         C. tall             D. experienced

A. seriously      B. carefully        C. secretly          D. softly

A. nervous       B. excited           C. pleasant          D. eager

A. cry            B. disappointment  C. surprise          D. noise

A. jumped        B. stopped          C. broke          D. settled

A. cold         B. small            C. old             D. lonely

A. look           B. tears             C. comfort          D. smile

A. shook          B. lifted          C. put             D. turned

A. gift          B. surprise          C. orange           D. wonder

A. sharing         B. breaking         C. eating            D. taking

A. feelings         B. affairs         C. relation          D. sacrifice

A. In return for   B. In case of       C. In memory of    D. In search of

A. must               B. would         C. might           D. should

A. desire          B. idea            C. meaning         D. thinking

In the early 1800’s, a boy named John lived in an orphanage (孤儿院) with several other children. Every day was   31   working and Christmas was the one day of the year   32   the children did not work and received a gift — an orange. The children valued it so much that they kept it for weeks, and even   33   — smelling it, touching it and loving it. Usually they tried to kept it for so   34   that it often went bad before they ate it.
This year John knew he would soon be   35   enough to leave. He would save the orange until his birthday in July. If he preserved it   36  , he might be able to eat it on his birthday. 
Christmas day finally came. The children were so   37   as they entered the dining hall. In his excitement, John knocked over something, causing a big   38  . Immediately the master shouted, “John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you.” John’s heart   39  . He turned and ran back to the cold room so that the children wouldn’t see his tears. 
Then he heard the door open and the children entered. Little Elizabeth with a   40   on her face held out her small hands. “Here John,” she said, “this is for you.” As John   41   his head, he saw a big juicy orange all peeled (剥皮) and quartered ……. Each child had sacrificed (舍弃) their own orange by   42   a quarter and had created a big, beautiful orange for him. 
John never forgot the sharing, love and personal sacrifice his friends had shown him that Christmas day.   43   that day, after he became rich, every year he   44   send oranges all over the world to children everywhere. His   45  was that no child would ever spend Christmas without a special Christmas fruit! 

In the early 1800’s, a boy named John lived in an orphanage (孤儿院) with several other children. Every day was   31   working and Christmas was the one day of the year   32   the children did not work and received a gift — an orange. The children valued it so much that they kept it for weeks, and even   33   — smelling it, touching it and loving it. Usually they tried to kept it for so   34   that it often went bad before they ate it.

This year John knew he would soon be   35   enough to leave. He would save the orange until his birthday in July. If he preserved it   36  , he might be able to eat it on his birthday. 

Christmas day finally came. The children were so   37   as they entered the dining hall. In his excitement, John knocked over something, causing a big   38  . Immediately the master shouted, “John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you.” John’s heart   39  . He turned and ran back to the cold room so that the children wouldn’t see his tears. 

Then he heard the door open and the children entered. Little Elizabeth with a   40   on her face held out her small hands. “Here John,” she said, “this is for you.” As John   41   his head, he saw a big juicy orange all peeled (剥皮) and quartered ……. Each child had sacrificed (舍弃) their own orange by   42   a quarter and had created a big, beautiful orange for him. 

John never forgot the sharing, love and personal sacrifice his friends had shown him that Christmas day.   43   that day, after he became rich, every year he   44   send oranges all over the world to children everywhere. His   45  was that no child would ever spend Christmas without a special Christmas fruit! 

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In the early 1800’s, a boy named John lived in an orphanage (孤儿院) with several other children. Every day was1working and Christmas was the one day of the year2the children did not work and received a gift — an orange. The children3it so much that they kept it for weeks, and even4— smelling it,5it and loving it. Usually they tried to preserve(保护) it for so6that it often went bad before they ate it.
This year John knew he would soon be7enough to leave. He would save the orange until his birthday in July. If he preserved it8, he might be able to eat it on his birthday.
Christmas day finally came. The children were so9as they entered the dining hall. In his excitement, John knocked over something, causing a big10. Immediately the master shouted, “John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you.” John's heart11. He turned and ran back to the12room so that the children wouldn’t see his tears.
Then he heard the door open and the children entered. Little Elizabeth with a13on her face held out her small hands. “Here John,” she said, “this is for you.” As John14his head, he saw a big juicy15all peeled and quartered … Each child had sacrificed(舍弃) their own orange by16a quarter and had created a big, beautiful orange for him.
John never forgot the sharing, love and personal17his friends had shown him that Christmas day.18that day, after he became rich, every year he19send oranges all over the world to children everywhere. His20was that no child would ever spend Christmas without a special Christmas fruit!

1. 1.
   1. A.
      forced
   2. B.
      passed
   3. C.
      taken
   4. D.
      spent
2. 2.
   1. A.
      as
   2. B.
      when
   3. C.
      while
   4. D.
      which
3. 3.
   1. A.
      needed
   2. B.
      wanted
   3. C.
      valued
   4. D.
      liked
4. 4.
   1. A.
      months
   2. B.
      days
   3. C.
      years
   4. D.
      seasons
5. 5.
   1. A.
      tasting
   2. B.
      watching
   3. C.
      pressing
   4. D.
      touching
6. 6.
   1. A.
      much
   2. B.
      soon
   3. C.
      long
   4. D.
      far
7. 7.
   1. A.
      old
   2. B.
      strong
   3. C.
      tall
   4. D.
      experienced
8. 8.
   1. A.
      seriously
   2. B.
      carefully
   3. C.
      secretly
   4. D.
      softly
9. 9.
   1. A.
      nervous
   2. B.
      excited
   3. C.
      pleasant
   4. D.
      eager
10. 10.
    1. A.
       cry
    2. B.
       disappointment
    3. C.
       surprise
    4. D.
       noise
11. 11.
    1. A.
       jumped
    2. B.
       stopped
    3. C.
       broke
    4. D.
       settled
12. 12.
    1. A.
       cold
    2. B.
       small
    3. C.
       old
    4. D.
       lonely
13. 13.
    1. A.
       look
    2. B.
       tears
    3. C.
       comfort
    4. D.
       smile
14. 14.
    1. A.
       shook
    2. B.
       lifted
    3. C.
       put
    4. D.
       turned
15. 15.
    1. A.
       gift
    2. B.
       surprise
    3. C.
       orange
    4. D.
       wonder
16. 16.
    1. A.
       sharing
    2. B.
       breaking
    3. C.
       eating
    4. D.
       taking
17. 17.
    1. A.
       feelings
    2. B.
       affairs
    3. C.
       relation
    4. D.
       sacrifice
18. 18.
    1. A.
       In return for
    2. B.
       In case of
    3. C.
       In memory of
    4. D.
       In search of
19. 19.
    1. A.
       must
    2. B.
       would
    3. C.
       might
    4. D.
       should
20. 20.
    1. A.
       desire
    2. B.
       idea
    3. C.
       meaning
    4. D.
       thinking