My sister, Cathy, who lives in Vancouver, sent me a package full of Christmas gifts. She told me that she had 36 it in advance to make sure it would arrive at my house weeks before the 37 . Christmas was drawing near, but no package arrived. Cathy checked the tracking number every 38 with Canada Post, and every evening she would call me to 39 if there was any sign of it on our end. The 40 always started with questions about the package, but twenty minutes later we would still be 41 . We talked about our family, such as parents, our kids, 42 and so on. Of course we also talked about our jobs. We had never made so much 43 for each other! The talk always took us back to the hours we spend together in our childhood. By Christmas Eve we finally had to 44 the fact that the package was 45 lost. On Christmas morning, Cathy got on the phone with everyone in my 46 and told them what she had sent. Later on, after a big Christmas dinner, I had forgotten all about the 47 package when there was a knock on the door. Who could it be at such a time? As I 48 the door, a man was standing there. “I 49 this is yours.” he said, holding a package. Just then I 50 that it had been delivered to the wrong address. “I just got home from vacation,” he explained, “ 51 I wanted you to have this in time to open for Christmas.” I thanked this 52 stranger for taking so much trouble to 53 this gift to us on Christmas Day, and 54 thanked God that the package had been lost in the first place. The real gift that holiday season was the new 55 to my sister who lives far away from us. Now there’s one gift I never want to give back! 小题1: A．booked B．decorated C． listed D．mailed 小题2: A．appointment B．deadline C．holiday D．party 小题3: A．year B．morning C．week D．month 小题4: A．pick out B．take out C．figure out D．find out 小题5: A．complaint B．conversation C． discussion D．quarrel 小题6: A．chatting B．arguing C． kidding D．scolding 小题7: A．gifts B．secrets C．husband D．clothing 小题8: A．food B．time C．achievement D．money 小题9: A．consider B．ignore C． accept D．study 小题10: A．entirely B．simply C．mostly D．suddenly 小题11: A．restaurant B．office C．house D．class 小题12: A．terrible B．outstanding C．big D．missing 小题13: A．opened B．locked C．left D．watched 小题14: A．understand B．forget C．know D．believe 小题15: A．expected B．dreamed C．realized D．remembered 小题16: A．because B．but C．or D．so 小题17: A．generous B．honest C．polite D．kind 小题18: A．show B．present C．return D．offer 小题19: A．silently B．carefully C．gently D．actually 小题20: A．connection B．guide C．recognition D．closeness