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人教版(新课程标准)2018~2019学年高中英语必修一Unit2 English around the world 训练卷(一)
My father sold everything we owned, took all the money and disappeared from our lives. My mother suddenly found herself 1 to care for five boys. I worried about the situation, but my mother stayed2 , and assured us that she would keep us together as a 3and safe from harm. Although small in size, she could 4heavy horse drawn plows. Besides, she 5found time to help us with homework.
As Christmas approaching, my mother didn't seem to smile as much. I 6she had no money to buy us presents. Considering myself practically grown, I hid my7.
One day, my mother took a saw (锯) into the forest and 8with some tree branches. She left them in the barn (畜棚) and didn't tell her 9children what they were for. She worked on her project10I was in school, but I looked 11into the barn when I had a chance. Several days later, I still couldn't 12her purpose. When later I saw she used nails and paint, I 13that she must be making presents.
By Christmas week, my mother was her 14happy self again. Her project was apparently 15 , and she obviously kept it secret because I'd looked everywhere without16.
On Christmas Eve, I lay awake for a long time,17 Christmas morning.
The next morning, my mother handed out the handmade presents happily in front of her delighted kids. Many difficult years would follow that particular Christmas, but I never again doubted my mother's 18to care for us. We were never hungry, and she made sure we got a(n)19 in school. She taught us to have faith in our own abilities. That faith still 20me.
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