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One of the warmest Christmas memories that I have was the year that I was Santa Claus.I was a young substitute(替代者)for a ____with a new family just starting out in life.I was ____ to work at the local grade school on the last day ____ the Christmas holidays.
I can still ____ going from classroom to classroom and doing my best to____both old and joyful at the same time.I was about 50 pounds heavier then，____I had the round little belly part down fine.My beard，however，was another ____as it kept sliding halfway down my face.I thought that more than a few of the kids ____me，but it didn't matter.They still enjoyed ____ Santa.They still laughed and delighted in their__45__gifts and candy canes.They still felt joyous and happy.They still knew that they were____and that was all that mattered to them.
If there is one____that I could give to each of you at Christmas time and____day of the year，it would be that knowledge that you are loved.You are loved and ____by a greater love than you could ever imagine.You are loved by God who____you.In all the difficulties，problems，and heartaches this world ____，you are loved.In all the obstacles you must overcome，challenges you must ____，and pains you must go through，you are loved.In all the mistakes you make，times you stumble(绊倒)，and___ paths you take，you are loved.You are loved every second in your life with a glorious love that will ____end.
Know that you are loved.Know that God loves you always.Rejoice(欣喜)in this love with the ____heart of a child.And then，like a jolly(欢乐的)laughing Santa，go out and share it with the world.

小题1:

A．worker

B．farmer

C．student

D．teacher

小题2:

A．called in

B．called on

C．called down

D．called at

小题3:

A．after

B．before

C．during

D．over

小题4:

A．regret

B．stop

C．remember

D．consider

小题5:

A．taste

B．sound

C．smell

D．feel

小题6:

A．but

B．and

C．so

D．still

小题7:

A．matter

B．pound

C．gift

D．knowledge

小题8:

A．recognized

B．welcomed

C．visited

D．memorized

小题9:

A．buying

B．selling

C．writing

D．seeing

小题10:

A．big

B．small

C．old

D．ugly

小题11:

A．hated

B．thrown

C．loved

D．forgotten

小题12:

A．thing

B．man

C．woman

D．school

小题13:

A．another

B．every

C．one

D．either

小题14:

A．looked out

B．looked for

C．watched over

D．watched out

小题15:

A．kept

B．made

C．liked

D．removed

小题16:

A．takes

B．fetches

C．carries

D．brings

小题17:

A．face

B．hand

C．break

D．please

小题18:

A．right

B．wrong

C．real

D．busy

小题19:

A．seldom

B．often

C．never

D．almost

小题20:

A．joyous

B．angry

C．jealous

D．pitiful

答案

小题1:D

小题2:A

小题3:B

小题4:C

小题5:B

小题6:C

小题7:A

小题8:A

小题9:D

小题10:B

小题11:C

小题12:A

小题13:B

小题14:C

小题15:B

小题16:D

小题17:A

小题18:C

小题19:B

小题20:A

小题1:答案　D　[根据下文“...to work at the local grade school...”可知此处应是代课老师。]

小题2:答案　A　[由上文判断，此处用call in表示“召来”。call on拜访(人)；call down招致，责骂；call at拜访(某人家或某地)。]

小题3:答案　B　[根据后文意思可知扮演Santa Claus显然是在the Christmas holidays之前，因此用before。]

小题4:答案　C　[由语境可知“记得”(remember)“我”是一个教室一个教室地去传递关爱的。]

小题5:答案　B　[扮作Santa Claus，自然需要声音听起来(sound) both old and joyful。]

小题6:答案　C　[由上下文判断，此处用so表因果关系。]

小题7:答案　A　[根据上文about 50 pounds heavier而使自己had the round little belly part down fine，接下来又是胡须长，故选A，表示“麻烦事”。]

小题8:答案　A　[根据下文but it didn't matter判断，有学生“认出”(recognize)“我”。]

小题9:答案　D　[但学生们还是喜欢“看”(seeing)Santa。]

小题10:答案　B　[学生们拿着他们的“小”(small)礼物仍然很快乐。]

小题11:答案　C　[由上文Santa的所作所为以及“...They still felt joyous and happy.”判断，学生们是受到“关爱的”(be loved)。]

小题12:答案　A　[由下文的“...it would be that knowledge...”可判断出是one thing。]

小题13:答案　B　[根据上文的“each of you at Christmas time”可自然地往大的方面推出希望每个人“every day of the year” 都能感受到爱。]

小题14:答案　C　[与上文“You are loved”吻合的是“(you are)watched over(得到呵护)”。watch over“看护；照顾”。]

小题15:答案　B　[God made you上帝创造了你。]

小题16:答案　D　[根据上下文列举的所有困苦、灾难等可推知这些都是“this world brings(这个世界带来的)”。]

小题17:答案　A　[挑战是应该“面对”的，故用face。]

小题18:答案　C　[根据文章大意，a glorious love这种爱是永无止境的，也就是说never end。]

小题19:答案　B　[根据上文可知，此处仍在列举不顺心的人生经历。走“错路”用wrong paths表示。]

小题20:答案　A　[由文章大意和第二段中的“They still felt joyous and happy.”判断，此处应用the joyous heart of a child。]