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Johnny and I lived in a small neighborhood in 1955. We had bought our two young sons two __1__ for Christmas and Johnny would assemble them on Christmas Eve.
But on Christmas Eve day, Johnny __2__ to go to Brookley Air Force Base in Mobile to repair a jet. I had my hands full with flour, preparing for Christmas dinner and __3__ two energetic boys.
I was making the chocolate cake when a (n) __4__ knocked on the door. It was Beatrice who was the __5__ person on our road with a telephone. The base had __6__ to say that a heavy torque wrench (扭矩扳手) had come apart in Johnny's hand, making the bone __7__. My sisterinlaw Ruth and her husband, Otto, took me to the __8__ while my motherinlaw stayed with the children.
We got there only to __9__ Johnny with a cast on his arm, eager to get home although the doctor required that he stay. It was Christmas Eve, Johnny __10__， and he had bikes to assemble for his boys. The doctor said he'd consider __11__ him the next morning if Johnny could find someone to drive him home.
On Christmas morning, Johnny tried calling the motor pool (车辆调配所). They said orders must come from higher up, so Johnny __12__ making calls. Finally, a big blue car rolled up to the hospital asking for the man who needed a __13__ home.
Johnny's mother and I were putting dinner on the table when we heard the car. We were __14__ to see Johnny. With Otto's help, Johnny assembled the boys' gifts.
That cold Christmas Day, our hearts were full of __15__ for those who had gone the extra mile to bring us together on the holiday.
本文是一篇记叙文，主要记叙了作者一家人在圣诞节那天好不容易得以团聚的故事。
1.A.cars B．bicycles
C．phones D．toys
答案：B
解析：根据下文“...he had bikes to assemble for his boys.”可知，此处指买自行车(bicycles)。
2．A.asked B．refused
C．had D．used
答案：C
解析：根据But及下文内容可知，圣诞节放假时间本应该是团聚的时间，但Johnny却不得不(had to)去上班。
3．A.searching for B．playing with
C．worrying about D．looking after
答案：D
解析：根据“We had bought our two young sons...”可知，儿子们还小，需要照顾(looking after)。
4．A.stranger B．engineer
C．operator D．neighbor
答案：D
解析：根据“It was Beatrice who was the __5__ person on our road with a telephone.”可推断，此处指一位邻居(neighbor)敲门。
5．A.last B．right
C．only D．first
答案：C
解析：根据语境可知，Beatrice是我们街上唯一(only)有电话的人。
6．A.paused B．called
C．decided D．intended
答案：B
解析：根据“It was Beatrice who was the __5__ person on our road with telephone.”可推断，此处指Johnny上班的基地打电话(called)说他在单位出了事故。
7．A.broken B．dirty
C．ugly D．abandoned
答案：A
解析：根据“...a heavy torque wrench (扭矩扳手) had come apart in Johnny's hand...”可推断，此处指Johnny的骨头断了(broken)。
8．A. base B．hospital
C．destination D．station
答案：B
解析：根据“...eager to get home although the doctor required that...”可推断，作者是去医院(hospital)。
9．A.find B．supply
C．assist D．equip
答案：A
解析：此处指作者到了医院以后发现 (find)丈夫 Johnny的伤情。
10．A.believed B．imagined
C．expected D．argued
答案：D
解析：根据“It was Christmas Eve...and he had bikes to assemble for his boys.”可知，此处指Johnny在和医生争辩(argued)他为什么要回家。
11．A.admiring B．dismissing
C．rewarding D．assessing
答案：B
解析：根据“...if Johnny could find someone to drive him home.”可推断，医生考虑放(dismissing) Johnny回家。
12．A.started B．tried
C．kept D．stopped
答案：C
解析：根据下文的“Finally, a big blue car rolled up to...”可推断，此处指Johnny继续(kept)打电话。
13．A.lift B．recipe
C．trip D．voyage
答案：A
解析：根据“...if Johnny could find someone to drive him home.”可知，此处指Johnny搭便车(lift)回家。
14．A.thrilled B．embarrassed
C．motivated D．terrified
答案：A
解析：原本住院的丈夫得以在圣诞节回家，作者及其家人感到激动(thrilled)。
15．A.generosity B．consideration
C．kindness D．appreciation
答案：D
解析：根据“...for those who had gone the extra mile to bring us together on the holiday.”可推断，作者一家满怀感激(appreciation)。
