完形填空 One of my fondest Christmas memories was also one of our family's bleakest (最令人沮丧的). We were just little kids, and on Christmas Day morn 21 us all around her to tell us, 22 , that there would be no presents because all we really wanted was to 23 for our daddy. He was very sick. I don't remember anything else except four little girls surrounding my mother, crying 24 a miracle.
At that very moment, someone 25 loudly on the door. 26 behind him was a merry group of soldiers from the Army base where my father 27 as a minister. News had 28 that we were in trouble, and his colleagues knew we needed some 29 .
With all the excitement, even my dad 30 in a blanket to keep warm, came down and sat in front of a roaring fire in our room to watch his children be 31 by good Samaritans (乐善好施的人). The presents were unwrapped, and we girls 32 packages and found a doll each and four board games.
What is 33 to me is that I don't even remember what sickness my father was suffering from. I 34 remember an evening of laughter and 35 . There were no expensive toys. But the moments of friendship and fun were given by young men who knew that a family was having a hard time. They gave their time and their love to little children who needed to laugh.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】 句意：我除了记得四个女孩围在妈妈身边，哭着祈求奇迹以外，什么都不记得了。to“到……”，with“和……”，for“为了”，in“在里面”。根据句意，故选C。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】 句意：我们家面临困境的消息传播得很快，他的同事们知道我们需要鼓励。expand“扩大，扩展”，spread“传播，蔓延”，distribute“分发，分配”，disappear“消失，不见”。根据句意，故选B。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】 句意：因为这些令人激动的事情，我的父亲也下床来了，他裹着毯子用来保暖，坐在家里熊熊的火堆前，看他的孩子被那些好心人逗笑。dress“穿”，attach“把……固定在……”，trap“圈套”，wrap“用……裹着”。根据句意，故选D。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】 句意：让我奇怪的是我记不得爸爸生的是什么病了。strange“奇怪的”，frightening“令人恐惧的”，useful“有用的”，encouraging“振奋人心的”。根据句意，故选A。