Once there was a little girl who came to live in an orphanage (孤儿院). As Christmas time was drawing near, all of the other children 11________telling the little girl about the beautiful Christmas tree that would ap- pear in the hall downstairs on Christmas morning. After their usual 12________, each child would be given their only Christmas gift, a small orange.

The headmaster of the orphanage was very 13________with the kids. So on Christmas Eve, when he 14________the little girl slipping down the stairs to peek (偷看) at the much-heard-of Christmas tree, he 15________that the little girl would not receive her Christmas orange because she had been so curious as to disobey the rules.

The little girl ran back to her room 16________, crying at her terrible fate. The next morning as the other chil- dren were going down for breakfast, the little girl stayed in her bed. She couldn't 17________the thought of see- ing the others receive their gift while there would be 18________for her. Later, as the children came back up- stairs, the little girl was surprised to be handed a napkin (餐巾 ). As she carefully opened it, there, to her19________, was an orange all peeled and sectioned (分瓣). "How could this be?" she asked. Then, she real- ized that each child had taken one section from their orange for her so that she, too, would have a Christmasorange. What an example of the true meaning of Christmas those orphan children showed that morning ! HowI 20________the world would show the same kind of concern for others, not only at Christmas, but throughoutthe year !