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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was always tight, but we had a   36   over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always   37  . Not knowing we were poor, my kids just thought I was strict. I’ve always been glad about that. It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t money for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big   38   for the kids was the fun of Christmas shopping. They planned weeks ahead of time, asking each other what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for presents to share by all five of us. The big   39   arrived. I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and   40   them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered(散开). We had two hours to shop; then we would   41   back at the “Santa’s Workshop”. Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits   42   my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually quiet. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies---fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything   43   we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door,   44   to be angry again. This is what she told me. “I was looking   45   thinking of what to buy, and I stopped to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees.’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she wanted for Christmas was a doll. So I took the card off the tree and   46   the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.” I never felt so   47   as I did that day. 36. A. roof                   B. hat                  C. sky                   D. star 37. A. little                    B. less                 C. enough              D. more 38. A. improvement       B. problem           C. surprise             D. excitement 39. A. day                    B. chance            C. cheque              D. tree 40. A. forced                B. reminded         C. invited               D. begged 41. A. draw                  B. stay                 C. move                       D. meet 42. A. including             B. besides            C. except               D. as well as 43. A. since                  B. after                C. while                 D. until 44. A. waiting               B. ready               C. hoping               D. afraid 45. A. out                     B. over                C. forward             D. around 46. A. made                  B. searched          C. bought              D. fetched 47. A. angry                 B. rich                 C. patient               D. bitter 答案:36—40 ACDAB    41—45 DCDBD    46—47 CB
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