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Love, joy and the warm feeling of getting together don't cost anything. But gifts do cost money. So what can a poor family do?
Before New Year's Day, I told my mother that the only thing I 1 was a pogo stick(弹簧单高跷). However, my mother said they were so expensive that we couldn't 2 one.
On a Saturday before New Year's Day, my family 3 together. While my mother and I were picking out gifts, my dad said, "I'll be back soon—I need to see something in the tool area." A little later, he came back with a long box. I was wondering if there was a 4 in it.
When we arrived home, my dad put the box in the garage. While my parents were busy with their chores, I 5 walked out to the garage and found the box. I was so 6 and I knew as soon as I opened that magical box, my bright, shiny pogo stick would appear. No such 7! Inside the box was a 8 old broom(扫帚).
On the morning of New Year's Day, I got some nice gifts 9 I didn't get the present that I really wanted.
After cleaning up the room, my dad went to the garage. When he came back in, he was 10 a beautiful pogo stick. I couldn't 11 it! My parents probably got quite a laugh from the trick they played on 12.
Although we didn't have much 13, my parents gave me the most important gift of all: lots of 14. That was over 60 years ago and I still think about those 15 memories. I will never forget all the joy my parents brought into my life.
()1. A. owned
B. wanted
C. forgot
D. found
()2. A. make
B. borrow
C. accept
D. afford
()3. A. went shopping
B. did chores
C. took a walk
D. had dinner
()4. A. toy gun
B. pogo stick
C. tool
D. broom
()5. A. quietly
B. politely
C. suddenly
D. certainly
()6. A. surprised
B. satisfied
C. excited
D. relaxed
()7. A. purpose
B. promise
C. advice
D. luck
()8. A. magic
B. silly
C. different
D. smart
()9. A. but
B. so
C. and
D. or
()10. A. preparing
B. hiding
C. choosing
D. carrying
()11. A. understand
B. decide
C. believe
D. explain
()12. A. me
B. us
C. him
D. her
()13. A. courage
B. time
C. money
D. trouble
()14. A. trust
B. love
C. smile
D. pride
()15. A. complete
B. unbelievable
C. educational
D. wonderful

1. B 【点拨】句意：新年前，我告诉妈妈我唯一想要的东西就是弹簧单高跷。want 想要。故选B。
2. D 【点拨】根据语境可知，作者的妈妈说这个玩具太贵了，他们家买不起。afford 支付得起。故选D。
3. A 【点拨】根据下文“picking out gifts”可知，他们是去购物了。故选A。
4. B 【点拨】根据语境可判断作者那时候想知道盒子里是不是一个弹簧单高跷。故选B。
5. A 【点拨】根据语境可知，当父母忙着做家务时，作者悄悄地去了车库。故选A。
6. C 【点拨】根据语境可知，作者认为盒子里装的肯定是他最想要的礼物，由此推测出作者此刻是激动的，为下文作者的失望埋下伏笔。故选C。
7. D 【点拨】根据下文盒子里面是一把旧扫帚可推知此处表示“没那么好运”。故选D。
8. B 【点拨】根据作者失望的心情和本句的提示词 old 可推知 silly 符合语境。故选B。
9. A 【点拨】联系上下文内容可判断，作者收到许多礼物但都不是他真正想要的。故选A。
10. D 【点拨】句意：当他回来的时候，他拿着一个漂亮的弹簧单高跷。故选D。
11. C 【点拨】根据上文作者经历了失望的情绪可知，此刻作者心心念念的礼物又突然出现了，所以感到不敢相信。故选C。
12. A 【点拨】根据上下文可知，父母和“我”开了个玩笑。故选A。
13. C 【点拨】根据语境可知，虽然没有多少钱，但作者的父母还是给了他最重要的礼物。故选C。
14. B 【点拨】联系全文可知，作者的父母给了作者最重要的礼物，那就是很多爱。故选B。
15. D 【点拨】根据语境可知，这些记忆应是美妙的。故选D。