题目内容：

Many years ago, I was working in an office in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We had large ________ that look out over a busy street. I was standing by one of those windows one day when a woman in a ________ car looked up and made eye contact. Naturally I _______. As she turned and tried to identify me, a quiet laugh_________my lips. My co-workers began taking an interest, and stood back watching the _________ I received, and laughing happily. Then the stress of work was _________ away.

Christmas approached, and job ________ were announced. Several of my co-workers were losing their jobs, and everyone was _________. While I was working a night shift, a red jacket , a box of foam packing and strips of tape in the corner caught my __________. They could be Santa’s jacket and beard! Then I folded a red file into a hat and tied the _________ to it. With the red jacket , a Santa’s Costume appeared.

The next day I walked _______down into the office in the costume. My co-workers ________around me and laughed for the first time in weeks. Suddenly, my boss came to me, _______, shook his head and then left. I feared________. Then the phone rang.

With a bead of sweat __________ my forehead, I entered the boss’ office . _________, he laughed: “Thanks, Mike! It’s been hard to enjoy the Christmas season. Thanks for the laugh. I _________it.”

That evening, I stood ______ by the window and waved at my fans, with my heart ________ with joy. For a few minutes of that day, we’d been able to forget our __________.

1.A. balcony    B. windows    C. roof    D. curtain

2.A. working    B. wandering    C. passing    D. following

3.A. waved    B. welcomed    C. shouted    D. shook

4.A. obtained    B. locked    C. grasped    D. escaped

5.A. concerns    B. feelings    C. responses    D. actions

6.A. given    B. turned    C. washed    D. put

7.A. loads    B. time    C. arrangement    D. cuts

8.A. depressed    B. excited    C. confused    D. awkward

9.A. notice    B. attention    C. appreciation    D. consideration

10.A. jacket    B. tie    C. vest    D. beard

11.A. sadly    B. nervously    C. embarrassedly    D. bravely

12.A. got    B. gathered    C. turned    D. presented

13.A. approached    B. backed off    C. stepped in    D. paused

14.A. responsibility    B. difficulty    C. trouble    D. mistake

15.A. pulling    B. rolling down    C. flowing    D. moving on

16.A. lastly    B. Thus    C. Instead    D. However

17.A. needed    B. claimed    C. declared    D. shared

18.A. proudly    B. carefully    C. hopefully    D. silently

19.A. filled    B. covered    C. equipped    D. loaded

20.A. weakness    B. faults    C. losses    D. changes