One of my fondest Christmas memories was also one of our family’s bleakest（最令人沮丧的）.We were just little kids , and on Christmas Day mom   21 us all around her to tell us ,  22  ,that there would be no presents because all we really wanted was to  23  for our daddy.He was very sick . I don’t remember anything else except four little girls surrounding my mother, crying   24  a miracle（奇迹） At that very moment ,someone   25  loudly on the door.  26  Behind him was a merry group of soldiers from the Army base where my father   27  as a minister . News had  28   that we were in trouble ,and his colleagues knew we needed some  29  . With all the excitement ,even my dad  30   in a blanket to keep warm , came down and sat in front of a roaring fire in our room to watch his children be  31  by good Samaritants（乐善好施的人）. The presents were unwrapped , and we girls  32   packages and found a doll each and four board games. What is  33   to me is that I don’t even remember what sickness my father was suffering from.I 34   remember an evening of laughter and  35   There were no expensive toys but    36  moments of friendship and fun given by young men who knew that a family was having a(n)  37  time . They gave their time and their  38  to little children who needed to laugh. The most important thing in life aren’t things . And what about the true  39   of holidays ? I hope we all are able to remember a thing about the holidays that stirs(搅动)our heart , that isn’t really a thing at all, but the smile on a child’s face because we take a moment to hug or   40 a tear. 小题1: A．requested B． commanded C． gathered D． recommended 小题2: A．in tears B． in doubt C． in silence D． in surprise 小题3: A．apply B． pray C． pay D． ask 小题4: A．to B． with C． for D． in 小题5: A．knocked B． beat C． tapped D． struck 小题6: A．Fighting B． Shooting C． Running D． Following 小题7: A．charged B． existed C． governed D． worked 小题8: A．expanded B． spread C． distributed D． disappeared 小题9: A．confidence B． cheer C． trust D． wisdom 小题10: A．dressed B． attached C． trapped D． wrapped 小题11: A．persuaded B． saved C． taught D． entertained 小题12: A．discovered B． sought C． unfolded D． packed 小题13: A．strange B． frightening C． useful D． encouraging 小题14: A．seldom B． just C． even D． hardly 小题15: A．happiness B． surprise C． doubt D． anxiety 小题16: A．shocking B． priceless C． worthless D． beneficial 小题17: A．relaxing B． great C． ordinary D． rough 小题18: A．praise B． treatment C． attention D． response 小题19: A．theme B． spirit C． principle D． theory 小题20: A．wipe away B． deal with C． write about D． burst into