My five brothers, my sister and I lived in Toronto with our parents. My father worked in a factory, and my mother stayed at home. Each year my father would dress up as Santa Claus and go through the streets sharing joy and candies with the children there. He loved it as much as they did!
But around Christmas in 1970, my father was out of work. In fact, there was no money for Christmas and my parents weren’t sure how they’d provide for us.
That Christmas Eve, however, as usual, my father left the house dressed as Santa Claus. He knew that even though our Christmas would be hard, he could not make the other kids in the neighborhood disappointed.
As my father left the house and went downstairs, another Santa Claus was walking up, with a great bag of gifts for us! He said nothing, only smiled a sweet smile at my father, and wished him a merry Christmas. The jolly man handed the bag and walked away down the block.
We never knew who showed us great kindness on the snowy Christmas night. We do know, however, that without him we would have had nothing under the tree. His kindness gave my parents hope and showed us in a very real way the true meaning of Christmas.
Our family has never forgotten this kind stranger and his generosity(慷慨). Each year we tell the story of the mysterious(神秘的) Santa Claus and try to repay his gifts by giving help to others in need.
【小題1】According to the passage, the writer’s father is ______on Christmas.

My five brothers, my sister and I lived in Toronto with our parents. My father worked in a factory, and my mother stayed at home. Each year my father would dress up as Santa Claus and go through the streets sharing joy and candies with the children there. He loved it as much as they did!
But around Christmas in 1970, my father was out of work. In fact, there was no money for Christmas and my parents weren’t sure how they’d provide for us.
That Christmas Eve, however, as usual, my father left the house dressed as Santa Claus. He knew that even though our Christmas would be hard, he could not make the other kids in the neighborhood disappointed.
As my father left the house and went downstairs, another Santa Claus was walking up, with a great bag of gifts for us! He said nothing, only smiled a sweet smile at my father, and wished him a merry Christmas. The jolly man handed the bag and walked away down the block.
We never knew who showed us great kindness on the snowy Christmas night. We do know, however, that without him we would have had nothing under the tree. His kindness gave my parents hope and showed us in a very real way the true meaning of Christmas.
Our family has never forgotten this kind stranger and his generosity(慷慨). Each year we tell the story of the mysterious(神秘的) Santa Claus and try to repay his gifts by giving help to others in need.

1. 1.

   According to the passage, the writer’s father is ______on Christmas.

   1. A.
      brave
   2. B.
      lonely
   3. C.
      serious
   4. D.
      generous
2. 2.

   The underlined word “jolly” in the passage probably means “______”.

   1. A.
      handsome
   2. B.
      strong
   3. C.
      happy
   4. D.
      silly
3. 3.

   Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   1. A.
      The family showed thanks to the Santa Claus and helped others in need.
   2. B.
      The bag from the other Santa Claus was filled with gifts and money.
   3. C.
      Santa Claus that helped the family lived a rich life in the same community.
   4. D.
      The writer’s father arranged another Santa Claus to take the place of him.

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　　I can still remember Christmas holidays when I was a child. I always  1   presents at Christmas. My mother always took me to one of the biggest shops to meet Father Christmas. I always met  2  in a big shop. I  3  lots of presents and he always brought them to me. Two weeks before Christmas one year, I went to London with my mother. I  4   forget the day. The streets were   5  people. The shop windows were very bright. My mother held my hand and we both went into a big shop. We went to the toy department. The toy department was full of  6  . There were lovely toys  7  . Then I saw my old friend at one end of the department store. Father Christmas himself! I pulled my mother  8  the hand. “Please  9  me to Father Christmas,”I said. There were lots of children near Father Christmas. They were standing in a line. Father Christmas spoke to every one of them. At last it was my  10  . “Hello, little boy,” he said to me.“Where do you live?”“  11  you know?” I answered.“You came last year!” I can't remember what Father Christmas answered. But I remember one thing. I was very   12   Father Christmas hadn't remembered my name. He called me “little boy”. And he hadn't remembered my address. I got my presents but it wasn't the same. Something had changed.

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C. Father　　　　　D. my father

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C. paid for　　　D. asked for

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C. always　　　　　 D. have forgot

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C. many　　　　　 D. filled with

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C. everywhere　　　D. nowhere

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[　　] A. sad　　　B. moved　　　C. happy　　　D. surprised