As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, car

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As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are ___1___ with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___2___. On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to stay up late so that they will not miss the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie awake for a long time, hoping to get a short ___3___ at Father Christmas. Last Christmas, my wife and I successfully hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I ___4___ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, but ___5___ he did not see it. On Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly ___6___ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began filling stockings. Then I pushed in the ___7___ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ___8___ to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children’s room — they were shouting excitedly! Before I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. Even the baby arrived. He moved ___9___ the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up ___10___. The day had really begun with a band! ___8___内应选()
A

bike

B

midnight

C

fortunately

D

look

E

problem

F

faced

G

sure

H

on

I

feared

J

tiny

K

completely

L

lick

参考答案和解析
正确答案: G
解析: 根据父母的了解,孩子盼望礼物心切, 肯定会起得很早。
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相似问题和答案

第1题:

Children are encouraged to put () some of their pocket money to buy Christmas presents for the poorer ones.

A、in

B、off

C、away

D、aside


参考答案:D

第2题:

He bought a car several years ago, and now it is still in good ()

A.way

B.situation

C.mood

D.condition


参考答案:D

第3题:

B

Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present.On Christmas Eve Paul saw a dirty and poorly-dressed boy walking 26 his shining car.“Is this your car,Paul?”he asked.

Paul told him how he got the car and the boy was 27 .“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing?Boy,I wish…” he said, without 28 his sentence.Paul thought the boy wished he had a 29 like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. “I wish,”the boy went on,“that I could be a brother like that.”

Paul looked at the boy in surprise. He invited him to take a 30 in his car and the boy agreed happily. After a short ride,the boy turned and with his eyes 31 ,said,“Paul,would you mind driving in front of my house?”

Paul smiled a little.He thought the boy wanted to 32 his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong 33 . The boy ran back into his house, and after a short while came back with his disabled brother in his arms.

He 34 him down on the step and pointed to the car. “There she is, Buddy, just like what I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t 35 him a cent. Some day I’m going to give you one just like it.”

26. A. inside B. around C. through D. across


正确答案:B

第4题:

When Paul Carson saw the big red American car coming towards him, he stopped his won car at the side, _____ room for it to pass.

A:to make

B:made

C:making

D:make


正确答案:A

第5题:

We bought ( ) a car last week.

A、ourself

B、we

C、ourselves

D、us


参考答案:C

第6题:

________ Christmas Eve, it is said that Father Christmas brings presents but only to good children.

A.on

B.at

C.over

D.in


参考答案:A

第7题:

People in the west make() a rule to buy Christmas presents for theirrelatives and friends.

A.that

B.it

C.this

D.as


参考答案:B

第8题:

30. --- Can you tell me when _____?

--- About two weeks ago.

A. does he buy the car B. did he buy the car

C. he bought the car D. he buys the car


正确答案:C

第9题:

I bought a new car last month, but()my old car yet.

A. did not sell

B. have not sold

C. had not sold


参考答案:B

第10题:

He spent the evening ()up the Christmas presents.

A、wrapped

B、wrap

C、wraps

D、wrapping


参考答案:D