It’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no   1  . It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past 10 years or so.

It all began because my husband Mike  2  Christmas – oh, not the true meaning of Christmas, but the   3  aspects of it – overspending and the frantic(匆忙的)running around at the last   4  to get gifts because you couldn’t think of anything else. So, I decided one year to bypass the usual shirts, sweaters and ties and reach for something   5  just for Mike.

The inspiration came in an   6  way. Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was   7  at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a match against a team of mostly   8  kids sponsored by a church. These young men, dressed in ragged sneakers,  9  a sharp contrast to our boys in their nice uniforms and sparkling new shoes. As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without   10  , a luxury that they obviously couldn’t   11  . Well, we thoroughly   12  them and took every weight class. Mike shook his head sadly. “I   13  just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of   14  , but losing like this could take the heart right out of them.”

Mike loved kids and he knew them. That’s when the   15  for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local   16  goods store and bought wrestling helmets and shoes and sent them anonymously(匿名)to the   17  . On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the   18  inside telling Mike what I had done, and that was my gift for him. His   19  was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and in   20  years.

1.A.participation                                          B.conversation

       C.identification                                       D.qualification

2.A.loved                    B.celebrated            C.spent                  D.hated

3.A.educational            B.commercial          C.spiritual               D.social

4.A.minute                  B.time                    C.holiday                D.week

5.A.expensive              B.practical              C.especial               D.special

6.A.unusual                 B.awkward             C.astonishing          D.attractive

7.A.wrestling               B.swimming           C.boating                D.studying

8.A.white                    B.wealthy               C.black                  D.bright

9.A.presented              B.possessed            C.prohibited            D.preserved

10.A.shoes                  B.helmets               C.gloves                 D.pains

11.A.advocate              B.abuse                  C.adopt                  D.afford

12.A.defeated              B.deleted                C.delighted             D.deserted

13.A.think                   B.believe                 C.wish                   D.imagine

14.A.energy                B.skill                     C.advantage            D.potential

15.A.envelope              B.idea                     C.money                D.shop

16.A.sporting              B.clothing               C.cheap                  D.opening

2,4,6

 
17.A.school                 B.boy                     C.church                D.parents

18.A.story                   B.ad                       C.signature             D.note

19.A.car                     B.smile                   C.eye                     D.helmet

20.A.succeeding         B.past              C.passing           D.difficult

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