Question

Christmas Gifts

On last Christmas Day, our parents’ home was full of joys of a close family relationship but this year things are different. Our father had gone on November 26, and this was our first Christmas without him. Mother was doing her best to be good, but I could tell this was especially_______for her. I’m not sure if I should give her my planned Christmas gift.

A few months earlier I had painted two pictures of my parents. I’d planned to give them as ______gifts.

While painting one day, I was surprised by the doorbell ringing. I opened the______ My father came. I showed him the paintings. Finally, with tears running down his face, he said, “I don’t believe it. Look, how beautiful your mother is. Will you let me decorate them with frames(相框)?” I _____ offered to send them to the frame shop the next day.

Several ______had passed after my dad died. It seemed all happiness was taken away from my mother and me. I finally remembered to call about the paintings and was glad that my father had got a chance to see the pictures before he died. I was surprised when the shopkeeper told me my father had visited the shop,_____ the frames and had them wrapped(包起來).

As I _____my mother’s sad eyes and unsmiling face, I ____to give her Daddy’s and my gift.

After looking at the paintings and the card, with tear-filled eyes and a wide smile, she said, “I knew Daddy would be with us on Christmas Day!”

I looked at the gift card with my father’s handwriting. “Mother: Our daughter reminded me why I am so lucky. I’ll be looking at you always. Daddy.”

1.A. interesting B. hard C. easy D. proud

2.A. Mother’s Day B. birthday C. New Year D. Christmas

3.A. door B. window C. box D. present

4.A. happily B. sadly C. quickly D. strangely

5.A. minutes B. hours C. weeks D. years

6.A. heard of B. paid for C. shouted at D. gave up

7.A. looked at B. looked after C. looked for D. looked out

8.A. happened B. forgo C. promised D. decided

1.B 2.D 3.A 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.D 【解析】試題分析：作者回憶了去年圣誕節(jié)為父母準(zhǔn)備了畫像當(dāng)做圣誕禮物，聽從爸爸的建議送去裝裱，不久爸爸卻去世了。等作者幾個(gè)星期后去取時(shí)，不料爸爸去世前去商店買了相框并包裝好了，這讓作者很意外，他明白了爸爸對(duì)自己的疼愛。 1.句意：母親盡力做到最好，但我知道這對(duì)她來說特別困難�？疾樾稳�...

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