PeoplefromeverycornerfloodedintothestreetsthatChristm...

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   People from every corner flooded into the streets that Christmas Eve. “Frosty the Snowman,” and “Jingle Bells”  __41___in stores; on the pavements, the street singers performed happily. Everyone, was  42  by someone else, delighted and cheerful. I was alone.

   As one of 8 kids of a Brazilian family, brought up in America's crowded apartment, I'd spent several years searching for aloneness. Now,   43  , at 27, a college student after the    44   with my girlfriend , every cell inside me wanted to be alone,   45   not at Christmas. My family had   46   to Brazil and my friends were   47   with their own lives. Dusk was approaching, and the fact that I had to return to my   48   home made me sad. Lights from windows blinked, and I hoped someone would   49   from one of those homes to invite me inside with a Christmas tree decorated with shiny fake snow and   50   presents.

At a market, I felt more   51   when people were buying lots of goods, which   52   the gifts we received as children in my mind . I missed my family and wanted to cry for wanting to be alone and for having achieved it.

Outside the church , a manger(小耶稣) had been set    53   . I stood with others watching the scene, some of them   54    themselves, praying. As I walked home, I realized that leaving Brazil was still a painful experience as I struggled with   55  I had become in 15 years in America. I'd mourned the   56   , but for the first time, I recognized what I’d gained. I was independent,   57    and healthy. My life was still ahead, full of  58  .

Sometimes the best gift is the one that you give yourself. That Christmas, I gave myself   59   for what I'd obtained up to now and promise to go forward. It is the best gift I've ever got, the one that I most   60   .

41. A. shared                B. played                            C. served                      D. held

42. A. accompanied      B. employed                         C. attended                   D. supported

43. A. usually                B. extremely                        C. really                       D. eventually

44. A. breakup              B. date                                C. sympathy                 D. concern

45. A. so                      B. but                                  C. and                          D. or

46. A. moved                       B. slipped                            C. came                       D. returned

47. A. pleased               B. satisfied                           C. occupied                  D. bored

48. A. shabby                B. empty                             C. warm                       D. cozy

49. A. turn up               B. hang out                         C. go away                   D. break in

50. A. dealt                  B. discounted                       C. wrapped                   D. donated

51. A. tired                   B. nervous                           C. excited                     D. upset

52. A. reminded                 B. remained                       C. mentioned              D. introduced

53. A. down                 B. up                                  C. aside                        D. about

54. A. hugging              B. bowing                            C. crossing                   D. bending

55. A. how                   B. which                                    C. what                        D. that

56. A. cases                   B. limits                              C. losses                             D. worries

57. A. lonely                 B. educated                         C. shy                          D. wealthy

58. A. possibility           B. sight                               C. sadness                    D. hardship111]

59. A. surprise              B. defeat                              C. prize                        D. credit

60. A. select                  B. value                               C. save                         D. Admit

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