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It snowed again.My seventh Christmas was round the corner.I dreamed of getting the present from
Father Christmas until my elder sister dropped the bomb. "There is no Father Christmas."
I ran to my grandmother's house, for she always told the truth.Grandmother was at home. I told
1 everything. "No Father Christmas?" she was a little
2 . "Don't belive it.Put on your coat,and let's go."
"Go? Where, Grandma?" I asked.
"Kerby's Store."
As we walked through its doors. Grandma handed me the dollars and said. "Take the
3 and buy
something for someone who needs it. I'll wait for you in the car." Then she turned and walked out of
the Kerby's.
For a few seconds I just stood there,holding the money, wondering
4 to buy, and who to buy it for.
I thought of
5 I knew my family,my friends,my neighbours…I suddenly thought of Bobbie Decbar, a
6 with bad breath and messy hair. He sat right behind me
7 Mrs. Polack's class.
Bobbie
8 went to any party during the winter.His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that
he had a cough,
9 we all knew that he didn't have a cough,and he didn't have a coat.I decided to buy
Bobbie a red warm coat
10 he would like.
That evening, grandma helped me wrap the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons, and
11 "To Bobbie.
From Father Christmas" on it. Grandma told me Father Christmas never let people know that he
12 them.
Then she drove me over to Bobbie's home, telling that I was helping Father Christmas
13 the presents.
Grandma parked the car along the street and we hid behind the trees near Bobbie's home.Then Grandma
said to me. "All right, Father Christmas get going."
I took a deep breath, rushed to his front door,put the present down
14 the door, rang the doorbell and
flew back to the safety of the
15 and Grandma. We waited breathlessly in the dark for the front door to
open. Finally it did and there stood Bobbie.
That night, I realized that Father Christmas was alive and well and we were on his team.
( )1. A. him
( )2. A. angry
( )3. A. book
( )4. A. what
( )5. A. everybody
( )6. A. girl
( )7. A. for
( )8. A. always
( )9. A. so
( )10. A. where
( )11. A. read
( )12. A. helped
( )13. A. give up
( )14. A. on
( )15. A. shop |
B. her
B. happy
B. coat
B. when
B. nobody
B. boy
B. on
B. often
B. if
B. that
B. say
B. belived
B. give away
B. behind
B. cars |
C. them
C. tired
C. present
C. where
C. somebody
C. man
C. in
C. sometimes
C. but
C. who
C. write
C. taught
C. put up
C. outside
C. door |
D. you
D. afraid
D. money
D. how
D. anybody
D. woman
D. with
D. never
D. and
D. why
D. spell
D. made
D. put off
D. over
D. trees |