WithChristmascoming,myfatheragreedtopurchaseaplastictre...

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With Christmas coming, my father agreed to purchase a plastic tree and ship it to us in several smaller boxes.

Two   41   before Christmas, we were in a panic. All the boxes had   42   except for one. The tree trunk was still   43   . We rushed out to buy a live tree, only to find   44   left at that late date. We made up our minds to wait another day.

In the meanwhile, in Bremerhaven, a young mail clerk  45  a long box under a counter. He picked it up and saw the customs tag (海關標籤). He  46   someone in Mannheim would be without a tree for Christmas. He felt   47   them but there wasn’t much he could do, for there was no   48   on Christmas.

He put it on the proper shelf and   49   to the snack bar for a drink, where he discovered one of   50   was stationed in Mannheim and was driving back that afternoon. He   51  the package back and said to the man, “You could really  52  Santa for someone in Mannheim tonight if you'd like to.”

Back in Mannheim, we were desperately  53  to put our tree together but couldn’t come up with a workable (可行的)   54  . By dinner time, we gave up.

It looked as if we would spend Christmas without any tree when the door bell rang. There  55  a stranger holding a long box—our tree trunk! He  56  about the clerk and the snack bar meeting. We invited him in, but it was Christmas Eve and he was in  57  to get home. He left  58  before we had a chance to get his name. We never did  59  who they were, our Santa with the package, or the thoughtful mail clerk. The next day as we watched our children’s eyes light up at the sight of our beautiful tree, I   60  a little prayer, “Bless those two strangers who brightened our Christmas with their kindness. ”

41.    A. months          B. seconds       C. days           D. decades

42.    A. changed        B. returned      C. left          D. arrived

43.    A. damaged       B. fixed         C. increasing           D. missing

44.    A. none           B. neither        C. others               D. all

45.    A. spotted          B. hidden        C. filled          D. lost

46.    A. explained      B. realized       C. suggested           D. announced

47.    A. tired of           B. frightened by C. similar to       D. sorry for

48.    A. problem         B. trade               C. delivery        D. place

49.    A. returned        B. headed       C. moved              D. rushed

50.    A. soldiers        B. customers         C. journalists     D. neighbors

51.    A. thought of     B. looked into     C. longed for     D. ran across

52.    A. thank          B. blame          C. play           D. invite

53.    A. pretending           B. trying          C. happening           D. promising

54.    A. present          B. solution       C. wish           D. introduction

55.    A. stood          B. slept         C. worked         D. learnt

56.    A. asked                B. complained    C. explained      D. cared

57.    A. peace                B. wonder        C. a hurry         D. a way

58.    A. secretly         B. slowly          C. safely               D. quickly

59.    A. find out         B. pick up        C. work out       D. see off

60.    A. provided        B. obtained     C. doubted        D. whispered

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