Christmasisnofunwhenyou'repoor．TwentyyearsagoIwasayoung61（struggle）substitute（替补）teacherwhosecallsintoworkhadbeenfew．Moneywastightbillsweredu

Question

Christmas is no fun when you're poor ． Twenty years ago I was a young    61   （ struggle ） substitute （替补） teacher whose calls into work had been few ． Money was tight bills were due     62    my wife and I couldn't even afford to get Christmas gifts for each other ． The only gifts we could get for our children were a few soft toys that I had found     63     （ sell ） at half price in the supermarket ． I opened the door and brought in the gifts I     64     （ hide ） in our old car's trunk ． Then I handed     65     to my son and daughter ． I watched with a sad smile as they did their best to tear off the wrapping( 包装） paper ． As they pulled out their toys though I noticed their    66    lit up and they jumped up and down ． My daughter     67    （ happy ） hugged her toy and then hugged her Mom and me as well ． I laughed as I watched my children play with their toys _  68 _ hours and Thanked God for the ．   69 _ （ great ） bifilar ever been given ． Till today I still treasure      70      gift of pure love that my son and daughter gave me that day ．

Answer 1

61. struggling           62. so/and  63. sold   64. had hidden   65.them/the gifts

66. eyes/faces      67. happily        68. for          69. greatest        70. the