As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, rooms to be cleaned. Parents are  with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real  . On Christmas Eve, young children find the  almost unbearable（难以忍受的）. They are  between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to  up late so that they will not  the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie  for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.Last Christmas, my wife and I  managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom. I feared the moment when my son, Jimmy, would  me where that new bike had come from, but  he did not see it.On Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly  when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began  stockings. Then I pushed in the  I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get  sleep that night, for the children were  to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children's room － they were shouting excitedly!  I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary,  close behind pushing her new baby carriage. Even the baby arrived, he moved  the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke  up completely. The day had really begun with a bang（巨响）.
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:B
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:D
小题18:C
小题19:B
小题20:D
题目分析：,通过描写圣诞节对于父母来说是忙碌的日子，不但要打扫房子，邮寄贺卡，还要为孩子们准备礼物以及藏礼物送礼物。在忙完这些之后，圣诞节的早晨，会被收到礼物激动的孩子们吵醒。文章从侧面写出圣诞节令人忙碌并快乐着
小题1:根据difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children.父母要面对的一项很难的工作是，怎样在好奇的孩子们面前把礼物藏好，可知选A。
小题2:根据I feared the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from,如果这个礼物很巨大，有时候真的是一个难题，故选C。
小题3:根据But though children go to bed early, they often lie awake for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.可知圣诞节前夜，孩子们激动地难以忍受，故选B。
小题4:根据the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to stay up late so that they will not miss the fun.可知有的孩子愿意早点睡觉，好快点得到礼物而有的孩子为了不错过节日的快乐则愿意熬夜，这是两种分化的愿望，选B。
小题5:根据so that they will not miss the fun可知熬夜到很晚，选B。
小题6:根据But though children go to bed early, they often lie awake for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.可知不错过有趣的事，选C。
小题7:hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas，即使孩子们早早睡觉，他们也是醒着，希望看到圣诞老人，故选A。
小题8:根据managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom.可知忙于藏几件大的礼物，故选B。
小题9:根据where that new bike had come from,可知我害怕我的儿子问我这辆新车是哪来呢，故选C。
小题10:根据he did not see it.他没有看到，所以很幸运，故选D。
小题11:根据On Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep，故选B midnight 午夜。
小题12:我们开始把盛放礼物的长袜装满，选A。
小题13:根据I feared the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from,，故选C。
小题14:根据下文for the children were sure to get up early，故选D。
小题15:根据At about five o'clock the next morning, we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children's room，故选B for sure 准保，无疑。
小题16:结合全文在我起床之前，故选A fill 填满。
小题17:根据on his new bike可知吉米骑着自行车进来的，故选D
小题18:根据Even the baby arrived, he moved on the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him.玛丽紧跟着他，可知选C。
小题19:根据and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst.可知他继续前进，选B，继续前进。
小题20:根据The day had really begun with a bang（巨响）.可知气球爆炸了，把我们完全吵醒了，故选D。
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