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e, so did Santa had prepared the presents for Santa daughter was surprised and __12__that Santa had e to see her. My mother was enjoying watching her granddaughter39。s daily proverbs there are often interesting stories. For example, the proverb, “plucking up a crop (help) it grow” , is based on the following story. It is said that a short173。根據(jù) life was hard 可知,作者的媽媽家在 1925年時非常貧窮。根據(jù)下文 I decided to get one for my 娃娃,可知客戶正在賣玩具娃娃。根據(jù)語境 one with gray hair and glasses 以及下文的 creative可知,這位賣玩具娃娃的人認為老人樣子的玩具娃娃的創(chuàng)意很獨特。由上文 I decided to get one for my asked my customer if he could make me a__4__doll for my mother 可知,作者為女兒和媽媽預定了兩個玩具娃娃, order在此意為 “ 訂單 ” 。由下文賣玩具娃娃的人在圣誕節(jié)早晨來作者家可知,他答應了作者的請求。由上下文可知,作者為圣誕老人準備好了要送的禮物, deliver 符合語境。由上文 My daughter was surprised 可知,作者對女兒的描寫都是作者女兒見到圣誕老人時的一些反應。根據(jù)下文的這段簡短的文字可知。 17.選 D。 19.選 C。由下文 That gift made my mother the happiest“child”in the world.可知,作者的媽媽收到了圣誕禮物,因感動而流下了喜悅的淚水。t speak but only hold the doll 可知,作者的媽媽被深深地感動了。 18.選 A。由 I was cleaning out my sleigh(雪橇 ) before my trip this year可知,他是無意中發(fā)現(xiàn)這個禮物的。由上文 As Santa asked who Alice was 可知,作者的媽媽聽到圣誕老人叫她的名字時,感到非常驚奇。由下文 Santa had e to see her 可知,圣誕老人來到作者家,作者的女兒既驚訝又興奮。由上文 I asked if he could__8__Santa Claus to make a visit on Christmas morning to our ,作者事先計劃好讓賣娃娃的人裝扮成圣誕老人,他在原計劃的時間到了作者家。由下文 Christmas Day arrived and at the__10__time, so did Santa Claus.可知,作者讓賣玩具娃娃 的人在圣誕節(jié)那天扮成圣誕老人去她家送禮物。由語境可知,賣玩具娃娃的人第一 次做老人樣子的玩具娃娃,所以把它看作一個有創(chuàng)造性的挑戰(zhàn)。由下文的 one with gray hair and glasses可知,作者想給媽媽買一個特殊的玩具娃娃。由 getting ready for the Christmas 可知,作者正在裝飾圣誕樹。盡管已經(jīng)等待了很多年,但這份遲來的圣誕禮物并不為遲。t speak but only hold the doll as tears of__20__ran down her gift made my mother the happiest “child” in the world. , B. helpless C. sad D. poor 2. B. cutting C. decorating D. climbing 3. B. checking C. repairing D. collecting 4.