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Christmas is over. And I got my wanted radio-controlled truck. But you would not believe the___36___ and work that went into getting this holy toy.

For over a month I stared at ___37___ magazines I received from my friend until I had made up my ___38___: I wanted a Pumpkin truck. I ___39___ to work immediately, dropping hints to my father about it.

My first job was to tell him about how the steering(操纵杆) on my old car didn’t ___40___, but he just blamed the problems on my bad ___41___.

My next plan would have to be more ___42___. “Look at this, Dad, the truck with controller and battery pack—all for only US$250!” You can’t ___43___ to miss out on this bargain!”

His ___44___ was that he certainly could afford to miss this ___45___ and for US$250 you could buy ___46___ educational like a telescope. “A telescope? To look at the moon? I’ll look at it when I’m 97 years old and living in a ___47___ home! This is my youth! I am supposed to run about.”

I went to my room, ___48___ at how mean(吝啬的) my father was. It was obvious that he didn’t ___49___ that I would die if I did not get the Pumpkin radio-controlled truck.

When I ___50___ on Christmas morning I wasn’t excited. I had been ___51___. I opened all my presents until there was just one big package ___52___. “The telescope,” I thought. I ___53___ the packaging and looked at the top of the box—it was a Pumpkin truck. I had ___54___! I loved my parents! I felt like I could do anything! I could ___55___ get an A+ in English class.

1.A. pain             B. attempt        C. joy            D. shyness

2.A. housing          B. fishing        C. car            D. fashion

3.A. mind             B. idea           C. opinion        D. head

4.A. get              B. set            C. searched       D. went

5.A. operate          B. run            C. start          D. work

6.A. riding           B. driving        C. thinking       D. keeping

7.A. strong           B. practical      C. ideal          D. obvious

8.A. afford           B. pay            C. allow          D. stand

9.A. talk             B. expression     C. face           D. response

10.A. truck           B. telescope      C. chance         D. bargain

11.A. one             B. something      C. everything     D. nothing

12.A. heating         B. loving         C. nursing        D. finding

13.A. pleased         B. good           C. expert         D. angry

14.A. say             B. believe        C. care           D. learn

15.A. went off        B. woke up        C. rang up        D. found out

16.A. worried         B. instructed     C. warned         D. defeated

17.A. opened          B. wrapped        C. left           D. faded

18.A. recovered B. refused              C. reopened       D. removed

19.A. won             B. done           C. beaten         D. failed

20.A. ever            B. already        C. still          D. even