_______，they were very happy．

A．Though they have no money                B．Though they had got fine clothes

C．Although they were very poor               D．Although they were rich

Anna lived by the river．One summer, there was a very big flood，and a lot of houses were washed away．Anna's house was   1     enough to escape the flood．Her house was still all right when the   2   was gone．

Her house was quite small，her husband was dead，and she had four children，  3   Anna took in one of the families that had lost   4   in the flood．She shared her home with them until it was  5    for them to rebuild their houses．

    Anna’s friends were puzzled when they saw Anna do this．They could not understand why Anna wanted to give herself so much work and    6    when she already had quite a few children to  7    ．

    “Well,”Anna said to her friends, “at the end of the First World Wall a woman in a town found herself very poor, because her husband was   8   in  the war and she had a lot of children, as I have now.

    “The day   9   Christmas, this woman said to her children．’We won't be able to have much for Christmas this year, so I’m going to   10  only one present for all of us．Now I'll go and get it．She   11   with a girl who was even poorer than they were，and   12   had no parents．

    “’Here's our   13  ．she said to her children.”

    “The children were excited and   14  to get such a present．They welcomed the little girl as their   15  ．Such was that present.”

1．A．low                       B．high                     C．small                     D．beautiful

2．A．fire                       B．snow                   C．water                     D．ice

3．A．but                        B．so                       C．for                        D．though

4．A．nothing                  B．everything            C．anything                 D．something

5．A．possible                 B．important             C．fun                        D．difficult

6．A．time                      B．trouble                 C．energy                   D．money

7．A．have                      B．spend                  C．waste                    D． feed

8．A．killed                     B．eaten                   C．fooled                    D．sold

9．A．of                         B．for                      C．before                    D．after

10．A．get                      B．send                    C．open                      D．make

11．A．ran off                 B．went away                  C．came back             D．got up

12．A．who                    B．which                  C．whose                   D．what

13．A．relative                B．friend                  C．present                  D．classmate

14．A．sorry                   B．sad                      C．happy                    D．nervous

15．A．mother                B．aunt                     C．daughter                D．sister

Anna lived by the river．One summer，there was a very big flood，mid a lot of houses were washed away．Anna's house was  1  enough to escape the flood．Her house was still all right when the  2  was gone．

Her house was quite small，her husband was dead and she had four children，  3  Anna took in one of the families that had lost  4  in the flood．She shared her home with them until it was  5  for them to rebuild their houses．

Anna’s friends were puzzled（迷惑不解的）when they saw Anna do this．They could not understand why Anna wanted to give herself so much work and  6  when she already had quite a few children to  7  ．

"Well"，Anna said to her friends，"at the end of the First World War，a woman in a town found herself very poor，because her husband was  8  in the war and she had a lot of children，as I have now．"

"The day  9  Christmas，this woman said to her children，'We won't be able to have much for Christmas this year，so I'm going to  10  only one present for all of us．Now I'll go and get it．'She  11  with a girl who was even poorer than they were，and  12  had no parents．"

" 'Here's our  13  ，' she said to her children．"

"The children were excited and  14  to get such a present．They welcomed the little girl as their  15  ．Such was that present．"

1．A．low                    B．high                C．small               D．beautiful

2．A．fire                    B．snow              C．water              D．ice

3．A．but                     B．so                 C．for                D．though

4．A．nothing                 B．everything          C．anything           D．something

5．A．possible                 B．important            C．fun                D．difficult

6．A．time                     B．trouble              C．energy              D．money

7．A．have                    B．spend              C．waste              D．feed

8．A．killed                   B．eaten                C．fooled             D．sold

9．A．of                     B．for                C．before              D．after

10．A．get                   B．send                C．open               D．make

11．A．ran off                B．went away          C．came back          D．got up

12．A．who                  B．which              C．whose             D．what

13．A．relative                B．friend              C．present             D．classmate

14．A．sorry                 B．sad                 C．happy              D．nervous

15．A．mother                B．aunt                C．daughter            D．sister

Dear Malia and Sasha,
I know that you’ve both had a lot of fun these two years. You have been to many picnics and had all kinds of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn’t have let you eat. But I also know that it hasn’t always been easy for you and Mom. So now I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey.
When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me—about how I'd make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. But then the two of you came into my world with those smiles and suddenly, all my big plans didn’t seem so important any more. I soon found that the greatest happiness in my life was that you were so happy. And I realized that my own life wouldn't mean much if I couldn’t make you two happy. In the end, girls, I ran for(竞选)President: Because of what I want for you and for every child in the US.
I want all our children to go to school so that they can learn and grow. I want them to have the chance to go to college—even though their parents don’t have enough money. And I want them to get good jobs.
I want us to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our earth cleaner and safer. And I want us to see no difference of different colors and areas because we are all equal.
I hope both of you will start to give others the chances you’ve had. You know, this country has given our family so much, so you have to, and really should, give something back. When you are doing something larger than yourself, you will realize how helpful you are.
These are the things I want for you—to grow up in a world in which you can make your dreams come true. And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and get what you girls have. That's why I've taken our family on this great adventure.
I am so proud of you. I love you more than you can ever know. And I am thankful every day because you behave so well when we get ready to start our new life together in the White House.
Love，
Dad
【小题1】From the letter we can see that the father is President of _______.