题目内容：

    It was at least two months _______ Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new _______. As Christmas _______ nearer， her desire for a bicycle seemed to _______， or so we thought. We bought the latest rage， Baby Sitter's Club dolls， and a doll house. Then， much to our _______， on December 23rd， she said that she really wanted a bike more than anything else.

It was just too _______， with all the details of _______ Christmas dinner and buying last minute gifts， to take the time to select the "right bike" for our little girl. So， here we were Christmas Eve around 9：00 pm， with Almie and her six-year-old brother， Dylan， nestled snug （蜷伏） in their _______. Now we could only think of the bicycle and the _______ of our child. "What if I make a ____________ bicycle out of clay （泥） and write a note that she could ____________ the clay model in for a real bike？" her dad asked. "This is an expensive item and she is ‘such a big girl'， it would be much better for her to ____________. " So he spent the next four hours ____________ working with clay to make a tiny bike.

On Christmas morning， we were ____________ for Almie to ____________ the little heart shaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the ____________. Finally， she opened it and read the note aloud. "Does this mean that I trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a ____________ one？" Smiling happily， I said， "Yes. " Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied， "I could ____________ trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. I'd rather ____________ this than get a real bike. " At that moment， we would have moved ____________ to buy her every bicycle on the planet!

1.A.after B.before C.until D.since

2.A.doll B.puppy C.bicycle D.house

3.A.disappeared B.moved C.appeared D.drew

4.A.fade B.strengthen C.remove D.run

5.A.delight B.surprise C.shame D.fear

6.A.early B.proper C.late D.precise

7.A.preparing B.storing C.decorating D.buying

8.A.tables B.hugs C.hearts D.beds

9.A.movement B.honor C.silence D.disappointment

10.A.large B.little C.pretty D.smart

11.A.trade B.trap C.lose D.sell

12.A.think it out B.get it over C.pick it out D.take it over

13.A.hesitantly B.painfully C.leisurely D.painstakingly （精心地）

14.A.frightened B.excited C.embarrassed D.shocked

15.A.cut B.throw C.lock D.open

16.A.words B.note C.book D.diary

17.A.real B.fake C.fashionable D.good

18.A.seldom B.never C.hardly D.ever

19.A.contain B.buy C.control D.keep

20.A.sky and land B.green and red C.heaven and earth D.water and air