The Christmas gift when I was seven years old has been a pleasant memory. other gifts, it came without wrap（包装）. On September 11 th that year, Mum gave to Richard. After she brought him home from ,she put him in my lap, saying, “I you a gift, and here it is.” What a/an ! I seven amonth earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night and told it over and over how much I loved it! One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was ! I cried for it. Mum  wept（流泪）and told me that the little thing had been sent to a hospital because of a fever. For several days, I heard mum andDad whispering such as “hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying”, which sounded . Christmas was coming. “Don’t any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the I hung in the living room. “ your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. I’d seen him cry before. The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to it. From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He’s all right?” He and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!” “Thank God!” I heard Mum cry. From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so . And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran . My socks still hung there , but I knew they were filled with ! 小题1: A．Like B．Unlike C．As D．Except 小题2: A．life B．treatment C．freedom D．birth 小题3: A．hospital B．illness C．shop D．danger 小题4: A．bought B．offered C．promised D．ordered 小题5: A．surprise B．honor C．wonder D．pity 小题6: A．grew B．got C．became D．turned 小题7: A．stolen B．gone C．broken D．Hidden 小题8: A．nice B．naughty C．poor D．Ugly 小题9: A．words B．feelings C．predictions D．results 小题10: A．impossible B．dangerous C．fearful D．difficult 小题11: A．think B．expect C．forget D．buy 小题12: A．clock B．pictures C．socks D．bag 小题13: A．Unless B．If C．Only D．After 小题14: A．once B．already C．never D．often 小题15: A．see B．receive C．hear D．answer 小题16: A．hung up B．held up C．got up D．stood up 小题17: A．anxious B．worried C．crazy D．happy 小题18: A．downstairs B．upstairs C．outside D．inside 小题19: A．alone B．flat C．high D．untouched 小题20: A．dolls B．thanks C．kindness D．love