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___．
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:A
题目分析：文章记叙了作者在一家孤儿院为孩子们发放圣诞礼物，和孩子们度过了一个愉快的有意义的圣诞节的故事。
小题1:sending送；receiving收到；making制作；exchanging交换，句意是因为缺钱我们将收不到圣诞礼物。故选B.
小题2:found发现；prepared准备；got得到；expected希望，句意是当别的孩子们问我得到什么礼物时，我该怎么说。故选C.
小题3:broke in打破；settled down定居；showed up到场；turned off关掉，句意是三个女人带着礼物出现在我们家。故选C。
小题4:puzzled困惑；embarrassed尴尬；worried担心；relieved收到，句意是回到学校时就不用再感到尴尬了。故选B.
小题5:因为是在新房子里的第一个圣诞节，所以是特殊的，值得纪念的圣诞节。故选B.
小题6:hardly几乎不；suddenly突然；regularly有规律的；occasionally偶尔，句意是我突然想起那三个女人的拜访。故选B。
小题7:strength力量；sadness难过；importance重要性；safety安全，句意是我想创造同样的感觉，这很重要，因为很多孩子和我一样记得。故选C。
小题8:know知道；reach达到；mention提到；remember记得，句意同上。选C 。
小题9:kept up with跟上；caught up with赶上；came up with想出；put up with忍受，句意是我想到一个计划，且让公司的40多个人帮忙。故选C。
小题10:fine好；special特殊的，重要的；helpful有帮助的；normal正常的，句意是我们想让他们每个人都感到自己是重要的。
小题11:reminded 提醒；waited等待；convinced确信；promised许诺，句意是我提醒他们在所有人拿到礼物前不要打开礼物。故选A。
小题12:chance机会；gift礼物；moment时刻reward回报，句意是此刻他们等待...
小题13:light up照亮，句意是他们的笑容照亮了这个房间。
小题14:atmosphere气氛；sympathy同情；calmness平静；joy喜悦，句意是房间里的喜悦是明显的，不仅仅是因为玩具。故选D.
小题15:matter重要；wonder疑惑；doubt怀疑；suppose支持，句意是我知道我是重要的。
点评：此题设空主要考查的是单词的选择，首先要通读全文了解大意，然后根据上下文意思进行选择，关键是考生对单词的记忆和理解。特别是近义词的选择要正确理解文章意思。平时要加强对单词的记忆和理解。