题型:完形填空 题类:常考题 难易度:困难
山西省忻州二中2019届高三上学期英语期中考试试卷
The depression(经济大萧条) was coming to an end and Mum had a(n)1 time raising us kids on her own. Christmas was 2, and we received some money for Christmas. Mum said that 3 buying food, she would use the money to pay back rent. Unknown to Mum, I had been doing tough and odd jobs(零工)to earn enough money to buy myself new4.
The big day came on the afternoon of Christmas Eve. I was very 5, as I hurried up the road to catch the bus. But on the way, I 6 a house with Christmas lights and decorations. It was then that I realized that at our house, we had 7 for Christmas. I felt sad and I was feeling a strange8 of guilt. Here I was going to buy a new pair of boots 9 Mum would be trying to explain to us why there were no presents.
I went into a grocery store and bought a turkey, ham, oranges and all the Christmas 10. I 11 every penny of my12 money. I asked two boys to 13 them to our house. I 14 for the delivery boys to quietly 15 the groceries on the porch and pile them 16 the door. Once they had done this, I knocked on the door. I could hardly 17 to see my mother's face! When Mum opened the door, some of the groceries18 inside onto the floor, and she just stood there dumbfounded. 19 the tears, I yelled," Merry Christmas Mother!! There really is a Santa Claus!"
I had a lot of 20 as we unpacked all the food. That day I got enough hugs and kisses from Mum. It was a Merry Christmas for us after all!
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