IgrewuponafarmoutsidePortClinton,Ohio.Iwastheyoungestso...

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I grew up on a farm outside Port Clinton, Ohio. I was the youngest son, with four brothers and four sisters, plus a girl my folks took in. By the late 60s, most of us were ___21___and had families of our own. One day, ___22___ we were visiting my parents in late summer or early fall, Dad mentioned he’d ___23___wanted a Crimson King maple tree for the yard. Mom agreed that they were pretty.

Like many parents, mine were___24___to shop for something, so I ___25___this was a great ___26___to get them something they’d appreciate. I also thought if they wanted one tree, two would be even better. I ___27___the price at work and decided it was a bit more than I could ___28___-but all of my siblings agreed to give a hand.

In northern Ohio, we don’t plant maple trees at Christmas, so we decided to surprise Mom and Dad with a ___29___Christmas in October before the ground froze. We asked my aunt ___30___she’d help us with the deception(欺骗), and she called my parents in ___31___to say she was coming for a Sunday visit. Then my sisters and sisters-in-law went into ___32___, planning a big holiday turkey dinner.

On the ___33___Sunday, we all met at my house and loaded the trees in a pickup truck. I ___34___ up as Santa Claus. Then off we went, nine or 10 cars ___35___with people and food, plus the pickup.

When the caravan(队伍) ___36___my folks’ house, Dad came rushing out of the back door, convinced something was ___37___. He and Mom were ___38___when we told them why we were there.

When Christmas ___39___, of course, we couldn’t go to our parents’ house empty handed, so Mom and Dad got double presents that year. Almost half a century later, I still drive by the old farmhouse(农庄) and smile when I see those big, handsome ___40___and remember giving a special gift to special people on Christmas in October.

21. A. divorced    B. married      C. born         D. friendly

22. A. once         B. since            C. while            D. if

23. A. casually         B. occasionally    C. hardly            D. always

24. A. hard         B. convenient       C. available        D. anxious

25. A. performed        B. figured      C. promoted    D. guaranteed

26. A. opportunity      B. performance    C. permission    D. access

27. A. watched      B. checked      C. noticed      D. tested

28. A. account          B. acquire      C. afford           D. advocate

29. A. common       B. usual            C. ordinary    D. special

30. A. if               B. why          C. that         D. what

31. A. detail           B. surprise    C. advance      D. excitement

32. A. fashion          B. direction        C. instruction      D. action

33. A. greeting         B. adjusted    C. chosen           D. predicted

34. A. looked up        B. took up      C. turned up        D. dressed up

35. A. covered          B. loaded           C. surrounded    D. crowded

36. A. arrived at       B. reached for      C. left for         D. headed for

37. A. adequate    B. wrong            C. beautiful        D. invisible

38. A. amazed           B. delighted        C. amused       D. confused

39. A. faded away       B. turned around    C. rolled away    D. rolled around

40. A. folks            B. pickups      C. trees            D. trucks

【回答】

BCDAB  ABCDA  CDCDB  ABADC

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

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