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I received a letter recently from a grandmother. She told me about her four-year-old granddaughter Skylar. When Skylar learned 1 Disneyland from TV, she began to save her pocket money in a piggy bank. She hoped to visit Disneyland some day. Her parents took her there when she was four years old, and didn't use her pocket money at all!
When Skylar 2 from Disneyland, it was Christmas time. She decided to buy presents with her pocket money. But she also learned on TV about a local homeless centre called "The Road House". She 3 her mother again and again 4 homeless meant (意思是) and why those children needed toys and warm clothes. She couldn't seem to get the poor children 5 her mind.
Her mother took her to the shop to buy presents. She didn't buy any presents for 6 or her family. But she bought a girl's 7 coat and a pair of socks for the centre.
She was so 8 about waiting for Christmas! She was thinking about going to the centre and 9 her carefully picked (挑选) gifts to a homeless child.
On Christmas Eve, she and her family drove to the centre. Skylar gave her Christmas box to a thankful child. She was so 10 about helping someone else that her family decided to go to the homeless centre every year.
( ) 1. A. from
B. at
C. in
D. about
( ) 2. A. came in
B. came back
C. came on
D. came up
( ) 3. A. told
B. showed
C. asked
D. taught
( ) 4. A. how
B. what
C. why
D. when
( ) 5. A. on
B. off
C. up
D. down
( ) 6. A. herself
B. himself
C. myself
D. itself
( ) 7. A. big
B. old
C. warm
D. small
( ) 8. A. tired
B. surprised
C. worried
D. excited
( ) 9. A. bringing
B. showing
C. lending
D. giving
( ) 10. A. happy
B. sad
C. lovely
D. hopeful

1. D
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. D
9. D
10. A

1. 正解为D。learn about为固定搭配，表示“听说，了解”。
2. 正解为B。根据上下文，Skylar从迪士尼回来是过去发生的事情，用came back表示“回来”。
3. 正解为C。根据上下文，Skylar反复问她妈妈，用asked表示“问”。
4. 正解为B。what homeless meant是宾语从句，what作meant的宾语，表示“无家可归是什么意思”。
5. 正解为B。get...off one's mind表示“使...离开自己的脑海”，这里指Skylar无法忘记那些可怜的孩子。
6. 正解为A。根据上下文，Skylar没有为自己或家人买礼物，用herself表示“她自己”。
7. 正解为C。根据上下文，Skylar为无家可归的孩子买了温暖的外套和袜子，用warm表示“温暖的”。
8. 正解为D。根据上下文，Skylar对等待圣诞节感到兴奋，用excited表示“兴奋的”。
9. 正解为D。give sth. to sb.表示“把某物给某人”，这里指Skylar把她精心挑选的礼物给无家可归的孩子。
10. 正解为A。根据上下文，Skylar因为帮助了别人而感到高兴，用happy表示“高兴的”。