When I was about twelve years old, my mother told us that we would not be ___ 1 ___ Christmas gifts for lack of money．I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ___ 2 ___?” Then，three women ___ 3 ___ at our house with gifts for all of us．For me they bought a doll．I would no longer have to be ___ 4 ___ when I returned to school． Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my ___ 5 ___ Christmas special and memorable there, I ___ 6 ___ remembered the women’s visit．I decided that I wanted to create the same feeling of ___ 7 ___ for as many children as I could possibly ____ 8 __． So I ___ 9 __ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help．We gathered about 125 orphans （孤儿） at the Christmas party．For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, each with a child’s name．We wanted all of them to know they were ___ 10 __．Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I ___ 11 __ them that they couldn’t open their presents until every child had come forward．Finally the __ 12 ___ they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three．Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles ___ 13 __ up the room．The __ 14 ___ in the room was obvious, and it wasn’t just about toys．It was a feeling---the feeling I knew from that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit．I wasn’t forgotten．Somebody still remembered me．I know I___ 15 ___． 小题1: A．sending B．receiving C．making D．exchanging 小题2: A．found B．prepared C．got D．expected 小题3: A．broke in B．settled down C．showed up D．turned off 小题4: A．puzzled B．embarrassed C．worried D．relieved 小题5: A．present B．first C．recent D．previous 小题6: A．hardly B．suddenly C．regularly D．occasionally 小题7: A．strength B．sadness C．importance D．safety 小题8: A．know B．reach C．remember D．mention 小题9: A．kept up with B．caught up with C．came up with D．put up with 小题10: A．fine B．special C．helpful D．normal 小题11: A．reminded B．waited C．convinced D．promised 小题12: A．chance B．gift C．moment D．reward 小题13: A．lit B．took C．burned D．cheered 小题14: A．atmosphere B．sympathy C．calmness D．joy 小题15: A．matter B．wonder C．doubt D．suppose