Italwaysseemedlikehavingtraditionswasagoodthing.Theycreate41thatwilllastalifetime.SowhenourchildrenDavidandDarlawerepreschoolerswe42afamilyChristmastradition.Itwasourtree-decoratingpartyanditwould
Italwaysseemedlikehavingtraditionswasagoodthing.Theycreate 41 thatwilllastalifetime.SowhenourchildrenDavidandDarlawerepreschoolerswe 42 afamilyChristmastradition.Itwasourtree-decoratingpartyanditwouldbecompletewitheggnog(蛋奶酒)andpfeffernüssecookies.
Thekidswereexcitedaswepulledthefreshly 43 treeintothehouse.Itsmelledsogood.WewouldturnontheChristmassongs 44 thetreedecorationbegan.
Ourheartsseemedto 45 tothemerrimentoftheChristmassongs.Thekids’eyestwinkled(闪光)with 46 .Itwasaheartwarmingevening.Whenfinishedwewouldsitdrinkingtheeggnogandsnackingonpfeffernüssecookies.
YearslaterwhenmydaughterDarlawashomefromcollegeshe 47 tohelpdecoratethetree.Iwasso 48 .Beforeweknewitthetreedecorationwasfinished.Itwasabeautifultreeandits 49 smellfilledtheroom.AswehadeveryyearbeforeIbroughtouttheeggnogandthepfeffernüssecookiesforourtraditional 50 .
ThenduringthelaughterDarlasuddenlygotvery 51 andsaidshehadsomethingtotellme.Fromherhesitationandbody 52 Ilearnedthatshewas 53 it.Shesatdownnexttome.Thenvery 54 andcaringlyDarlalookedmeintheeyeandsaid"MomI’ve 55 likedpfeffernüssecookies."
ThenI 56 theimportanceofwhatshehadjustsaid.Whydidn’tsheevertellme?Allthosechildhoodyearsratherthan 57 Mom’sfeelingsandspoilMom’straditionshehadstoodthecookies 58 .Fromachild’sheartyearafteryearshehadgivenmethegiftof 59 !
Mydaughtertaughtmelife’sveryimportant 60 :Thebestgiftsaren’talwaysfoundundertheChristmastree.
41.
A.wonders
B.imaginations
C.memories
D.interests
42.
A.tookover
B.putout
C.turneddown
D.setup
43.
A.cut
B.bought
C.grown
D.decorated
44.
A.unless
B.before
C.while
D.though
45.
A.whisper
B.swing
C.talk
D.dance
46.
A.amazement
B.curiosity
C.delight
D.anxiety
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