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阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I knew there wouldn't be any presents that Christmas. I was twelve and the oldest. My sisters, Angie and Susan, didn't understand that our parents had no money but I saw the nearly empty cupboard. I knew Dad had been laid off. Dad was n proud man who had trouble asking for help, especially when it came to finances. In fact, he rarely accepted gifts of money for his struggling family. Food and clothing for his little girls and wife were gratefully accepted, but money was not. Grandna Margaret, our neighbor across the street, was a good friend to my mom. My mom's family all lived far away, and we were lucky if we saw them once a year. We couldn't afford the gas. So, Margaret became someone in whom my mom could confide(倾诉). Either Mom told Margaret about the financial struggles about holiday season, or Margaret saw there were no presents under the tree. One day near Christmas, we heard a knock on the door, and in walked Grandma Margaret with a huge bag and a wrapped, very heavy present. I knew it was heavy as she was struggling to carry it. She walked over to the tree and placed that gift under its branches. "For your mommy and daddy. " she said with a smile. Then she opened the bag and began calling our names. Each time she handed one of us girls a gift, she would say, "Not'til Christmas morning!" We were excited! After she left, we rushed to the tree and started shaking the packages, trying to figure out what was in each brightly wrapped package. I walked over to inspect my mom and dad's gift. I picked it up and tried to imagine what might be inside. 注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右;2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Soon, it was Christmas morning. Instantly, Mom's eyes teared up as she looked hopefully at my dad. 答案：One possible version: Soon, it was Christmas morning. We raced downstairs to the living room. The night before, we'd placed all our gifts in separate piles. Mom lifted the heavy package onto her lap. She carefully unwrapped it. With the paper off, we found a simple cardboard box, taped shut. Our impatience was mounting. Mom turned it around for us to see. We found an envelope taped to the bottom. Our eyes widened! She removed the envelope, and in-side she found a $ 100 bill! Instantly, Mom's eyes teared up as she looked hopefully at my dad. Normally, he would have been too proud to accept a gift of money, but his eyes danced in amusement at the clever way Grandma Margaret had given the gift. He simply nodded his head and grinned at Mom, as if to say, "It's okay. You can keep it. " Over the years, I remember lots of other acts of kindness by this dear woman. However, no act of kindness has ever equaled her Christmas gifts of the year when I was twelve.

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