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读后续写 A Special Christmas 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 On a Friday evening in December,two weeks bsfore Christmas, I lost my job. I hadn'tseen it coming. I was excited for the weekend, when my daughter, Kristil, then 12, and I planned to get our Christmas tree.Then I listened to my voicemail,“We're sorry, but your work assignment has ended." My heart sank. I wasn't just a I struggled to be cheerful as I eyed the Christmas tree prices. Kristil a good life, but there were some things my love couldn't fix. The next day as we searched for our tree, I struggled to be cheerful as I eyed the Christmas tree prices. Empty-handed, we returned home. Over the next week, I furiously applied for jobs as my bank account grew smaller. All applications ended in vain. I felt as if the worid was closing in on me. On a weekend afternoon, I dropped Kristil in a wealthy gated community for a birthday party of her classmate.I watched as she went in, surrounded by all the nice things we couldn't afford. I drove home defeated. Back at home, I glanced out the window. It had been snowing on and off all morning. I noticed a small woman with short white hair struggling to open her car door against the wind. She got out, I realized it was my old professor, Esther Heffeman. I hadn't seen hersince we'd met for lunch three months ago. I'd first met Esther 10 years earlier, when I was her student at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin. Kristil was 3 at the time, and I sometimes took her to class. Esther was understanding and would bring coloring books to occupy Kristil After I graduated, she kept in touch, meeting me for lunch every few months. I had grown to love her like family. I rushed out of the house, waving my hands. When I opened the envelope, inside I found some money and a note. I rushed out of the house, waving my hands. Esther obviously notice me and waved back. I strode towards her and scooped this kind professor into my arms. After inviting her inside, I offered her a cup of hot