根据短文内容,填写所缺单词或用所给单词的正确形式填空。
We can get presents in many situations. Some are from our parents, some from friends, and some even come from strangers on special festivals. Do they disappoint you when you receive them? Do you feel happy or moved when you open the box with a surprise inside? When I 1. (be) a boy, the night before my birthday I would keep awake all night, thinking about what gift I might get. It 2. (drive) me really excited. I could not stop imagining the look and the feel of the gift that was waiting for me. When the time 3. (final) came to open the gift, I opened it like a wild tiger, with my hands shaking and my heart beating fast.
As I got 4. (old) and had my own children, there was something different. I gradually understood the true meaning of giving and sharing. I found something that has more power than receiving gifts. After my children opened the gifts, it would be rather exciting to see their big smiles. And the happiness in 5. (they) eyes was more fantastic and warmer than any gift that I had ever received. Neither receiving a gift 6. getting much money could bring me as much joy as giving them happiness.
In this world, though we may be 7. (give) so many gifts once a year, they are all with special meanings. They carry care, love and good wishes that words can hardly express. The 8. (role) they played are all love and wishes from the family.
We should not ignore(忽视) 9. gifts that others give us. They are not just things, but the most valuable treasure in our life. They keep sending love 10. us in this way. Learn to use and share them, and you will finally get an unexpected surprise. And remember one thing—giving is receiving, and love will always come back to you.

1. was
2. drove
3. finally
4. older
5. their
6. nor
7. given
8. roles
9. the
10. to

1. 此处描述作者小时候的状态，时态为一般过去时，主语为I，be动词的过去式用was。
2. 语境为回忆童年往事，时态为一般过去时，drive的过去式为drove。
3. 此处需要副词修饰动词came，final的副词形式是finally。
4. get older是固定表达，意为“长大、年龄增长”，使用形容词old的比较级older。
5. 此处修饰名词eyes，需要用形容词性物主代词，they对应的形容词性物主代词为their。
6. 固定搭配neither...nor...意为“既不……也不……”，符合语境，填nor。
7. 此处为被动语态结构“be+过去分词”，表达“我们被给予很多礼物”，give的过去分词为given。
8. 句中be动词为are，说明主语是复数，role的复数形式为roles。
9. 此处特指别人送给我们的礼物，用定冠词the。
10. 固定搭配send sth. to sb.意为“把某物传递给某人”，填介词to。