题目内容：

The depression(经济大萧条) was coming to an end and Mum had a（n）_________ time raising us kids on her own. Christmas was _________,and we received some money for Christmas.Mum said that _________ 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 new_________.

The big day came on the afternoon of Christmas Eve.I was very _________, as I hurried up the road to catch the bus. But on the way, I _________ a house with Christmas lights and decorations. It was then that I realized that at our house, we had _________ for Christmas. I felt sad and I was feeling a strange_________ of guilt. Here I was going to buy a new pair of boots _________ 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 _________. I _________ every penny of my_________ money. I asked two boys to _________ them to our house. I _________ for the delivery boys to quietly _________ the groceries on the porch and pile them _________ the door. Once they had done this,I knocked on the door. I could hardly _________ to see my mother's face! When Mum opened the door, some of the groceries _________ inside onto the floor, and she just stood there dumbfounded. _________ the tears, I yelled,"Merry Christmas Mother!! There really is a Santa Claus!"

I had a lot of _________ 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!

1.A. good    B. hard    C. pleasant    D. easy

2.A. passing    B. approaching    C. going    D. appearing

3.A. regardless of    B. instead of    C. in case of    D. in need of

4.A. boots    B. decorations    C. turkeys    D. books

5.A. disappointed    B. excited    C. moved    D. touched

6.A. watched    B. recognized    C. observed    D. noticed

7.A. everything    B. something    C. anything    D. nothing

8.A. mood    B. emotion    C. state    D. sense

9.A. though    B. when    C. as    D. but

10.A. goods    B. things    C. lights    D. treats

11.A. spent    B. cost    C. paid    D. took

12.A. easily-earned    B. home-made    C. hard-earned    D. carefully-planned

13.A. put    B. lay    C. bring    D. run

14.A. begged    B. demanded    C. prayed    D. whispered

15.A. upload    B. load    C. unload    D. download

16.A. on    B. in    C. against    D. beyond

17.A. wait    B. bear    C. help    D. stand

18.A. climbed    B. went    C. fell    D. spread

19.A. Holding on    B. Holding up    C. Holding back    D. Holding down

20.A. quarrelling    B. understanding    C. explaining    D. reasoning