AfriendofminenamedPaul1anautomobilefromhisbrother2aChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcame3hisofficeastreetladwaswalkingaroundtheshinynewcaradmiringit.“IsthisyourcarMister?”heasked

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A friend of mine named Paul 1 an automobile from his brother 2 a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came 3 his office a street lad was walking around the shiny new car admiring it. “Is this your car Mister?” he asked.

Paul 4 “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You 5 your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing? Boy I wish…” he hesitated.

Of course Paul knew 6 he was going to wish for. He was going to with he had a brother 7 that. But what the lad said jarred(使受震动)Paul all the way down to his heels.

“I wish ” the boy went on “that I 8 a brother like that.”

Paul looked at the boy in 9 then 10 he added “Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?”

“Oh yes I’d love that.”

After a short ride the boy turned and with his eyes glowing said “Mister would you mind driving 11 my house?”

Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted. He wanted to 12 his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was 13 again. “Will you stop 14 those two steps are?” the boy asked.

He ran 15 steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back 16 he was not coming back fast. He was carrying his little crippled(残废的)brother. He sat him down on the bottom step and pointed to the car.

“There it is Buddy just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And 17 I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

Paul 18 and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them 19 a memorable holiday ride.

That Christmas Eve Paul learned what Jesus meant when he said “It 20 more blessed to give…”

1. A. received B. accepted C. brought D. had

2. A. like B. as C. to D. at

3. A. into B. out C. on D. out of

4. A. shook B. disappointed C. nodded D. scolded

5. A. mean B. tell C. think D. speak

6. A. what B. which C. that D. how

7. A. as B. as well C. like D. look like

8. A. should be B. could be C. shall be D. will be

9. A. calm B. nervousness C. shame D. astonishment

10. A. impulsively B. impressively C. passive D. improperly

11. A. in the front of B. in front of C. in front D. at front