When I was a kid, my brother dropped the bomb: 'No Santa Claus （Father Christmas）!' I fled to Grandma because I knew she would   36   me the truth．I told her everything．'No!' she said．'Ridiculous! Don' t   37   it．' After dinner, we went to General Store．Grandma handed me ten   38  ．'Take it and buy something for whoever needs it．I'll wait in the   39  ．' I' d often gone shopping with Mother, but never had I shopped   40  ．For moments, I stood there, confused,   41   what to do with it．I thought of everybody I knew．  42   I thought of Bobbie Decker．His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough．We all knew that Bobbie would have no cough   43   he had a thicker coat．So I decided to buy Bobbie one．'Is this a present for   44  ?' the saleslady asked me kindly．I   45   shyly．She smiled, handed it to me and wished me a merry Christmas．Then Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Santa Claus   46  and ribbons and write 'To Bobbie, From Santa Claus ' on it．Then she   47   me over to Bobbie's house．Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie' s house．We   48   noiselessly and hid in the   49   by his front walk．'All right, Santa Claus,' she   50   ,'get going．' I rushed out, threw the present down at his front door,   51   his doorbell and flew back to the safety．Together we   52   breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open． Forty years I haven' t forgotten those   53   I spent shivering （颤抖）in Bobbie' s bushes．That night, I realized that the stories about Santa Clause were really ridiculous ．Santa Claus was alive,  54  we were on his  55 ． 小题1: A．tell B．teach C．take D．advise 小题2: A．remember B．believe C．understand D．consider 小题3: A．bags B．keys C．coats D．dollars 小题4: A．home B．store C．car D．bus 小题5: A．separately B．apart C．singly D．alone 小题6: A．wondering B．worrying C．expecting D．looking - 小题7: A．Luckily B．Surprisingly C．Suddenly D．Firstly 小题8: A．unless B．since C．as D．if 小题9: A．anyone B．someone C．others D．another 小题10: A．nodded B．smiled C．replied D．denied 小题11: A．gift B．name C．paper D．needle 小题12: A．sent B．drove C．walked D．guided 小题13: A．stole B．struggled C．stepped D．searched 小题14: A．cars ． B．buildings C．stairs D．bushes 小题15: A．sighed B．whispered C．called D．shouted 小题16: A．knocked B．pushed C．pounded D．switched． 小题17: A．rushed B．laughed C．paused D．waited 小题18: A．nights B．feelings C．moments D．bills 小题19: A．and B．but C．then D．therefore 小题20: A．side B．team C．part D．staff