预科高一英语午练(9,27)

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　　I was a ten­year­old girl living with my parents and four­year­old brother in Madrid，Spain. We had __1__ our country Cuba just a few months before. The Christmas season arrived.

　　The Corte Ingles department store had a shiny red __2__ that circled the town，__3__ its horn at every turn. My younger brother，Santiago，had never seen it. However，__4__ were considered a luxury then for my family and were very hard to __5__．My brother fell in love with it. Every day he would push his nose __6__ the glass in the window. My parents' pain was __7__ as they looked at their son's __8__ face. But I didn't want to __9__ the innocence of a four­year­old.So the next time，I pulled him aside.

　　"Santiago，you know that we left our country and we are in a strange land，" I said."__10__ we are only here in Madrid for a while，Santa probably doesn't have our __11__．"

　　I also told him that once we __12__ in the United States，Santa would find us once again.Much to my surprise，he accepted my__13__ without question.A year later，we lived in Union City，New Jersey.Both my parents were working in factories to make ends meet.Santiago and I were __14__ a new school and quickly learning English.

　　That Christmas was __15__，but my parents bought a silver­colored Christmas tree.On Christmas Day，I woke up early，and to my surprise and __16__，I found several presents under the tree.My brother __17__ a square box.Inside was a shiny，brand­new train！It __18__ the one that had so attracted my brother a year before.Santiago's face __19__ like the Christmas tree.He looked at my parents and me，happy and surprised.

　　"You were __20__！"my brother told me eagerly，"Santa found our address."

1．A.reached B．visited C．left D．missed

2．A.light B．car C．bike D．train

3．A.sounding B．pressing C．turning D．making

4．A.clothes B．decorations C．meals D．toys