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In the United States,Christmas is a very important 1.A.cheap
B.precious
day.Many needy families are seeking assistance every
C.free
D.great
year on the occasion of Christmas so they can get 1
2.A.inquire
B.help
toys and gifts for their children.And the charities and
C.choose
D.dismiss
organizations come forward to 2 those poor families
3.A.put away
B.thrown away
and bring joy to the poor children.Every year many
C.rented out
D.given out
free gifts and toys are indeed 3.This is very kind
4.A.wonderful
B.difficult
and 4 work for poor families as well as for
C.absurd
D.uniform
children.Here is a family who have been 5 their
5.A.checking
B.noting
love on this special day.
C.calculating
D.devoting
Three decades ago,Norah Wilkinson started a6.A.party
B.tradition
Christmas 6 that her family is keeping alive five
C.conflict
D.consultation
years after her 7.It all came from the 8
7.A.death
B.illness
grandmother's simple motto(座右铭),“l's nice to
C.abuse
D.participation
be nice.Back in 1990,this 9 led her to start
8.A.gifted
B.loving
spending &10 a year on presents for children who'd
C.strict
D.unsuspecting
otherwise have nothing to 10 on Christmas day,9.A.courage
B.greed
according to The Mirror.
C.kindness
D.curiosity
Although Norah passed away five years ago,at the 10.A.assign
B.donate
great age of 92,her grandchildren wanted to 11 up
C.open
D.examine
the tradition.So Norah's seven children Josie,Patricia.
11.A.break
B.set
Maria,Michael,Pete,Paul and Kieran and their children
C.give
D.keep
have managed to 12 an amzing &250,000 worth of
12.A.gather
B.spread
gifts that will be handed out to more than 5,000 families
C.sell
D.withdraw
for Christmas.
13.A.scared
B.moved
Il's amazing!“We are 13_by the generosity
C.frightened
D.embarrassed
everyone has shown.There is a real sense of
14.A.answered
B.asked
community.People are surprised there are children who
C.explained
D.greeted
have nothing on Christmas morning,"14 Norah's
15.A.struggling
B.determining
gr