As Christmas is coming£¬there are presents to be sent£¬and rooms to be cleaned£®Parents are (1) with difficult jobs of hiding presents from (2) young children£®If the gifts are large£¬this is sometimes a real (3)£®On Christmas Eve£¬young children find the (4)almost unbearable£®They are torn between the wish to (5) up late so that they will not miss the fun£®The wish for gifts usually proves stronger£®But though children go to bed early£¬they often lie (6) in bed for a long time£¬hoping to get a short (7) at Father Christmas£®
Last Christmas£¬my wife and I (8)managed to hide a few large presents in the store room I (9)the moment when my son£¬Jimmy£¬would ask me where the new bike had come from£¬but (10)he did not see it£®
On Christmas Eve£¬it took the children hours to go to sleep£®It must have been nearly(11) when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began (12) stockings£®Then I (13)in the bike for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree£®We know we would not get much(14) that night£¬for the children were sure to get up early£®At about five o'clock the next morning£¬we were (15) by loud sounds coming from the children's room--they shouted excitedly!(16) I had time to get out of bed£¬Jimmy came (17) into our bedroom on his new bike and his sister£¬Mary£¬(18)close behind£¬pushing her new baby carriage£®Even the baby arrived£¬he moved on the (19)and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him£®Suddenly it burst£®That woke us up (20)£®The day had really begun with a bang£®

1.          A. faced                   B. covered                C. pleased                 D. filled

2.          A. sad                      B. curious                 C. worried                D. quiet

3.          A. question              B. matter                  C. problem                D. business

4.          A. interest                B. excitement            C. parents                 D. presents

5.          A. stay                     B. wake                    C. get                       D. stand

6.          A. asleep                  B. still                      C. sick                      D. awake

7.          A. stare                    B. glare                    C. look                     D. watch

8.          A. hopefully             B. busily                   C. hurriedly              D. successfully

9.          A. feared                 B. liked                    C. hated                    D. expected

10.      A. possibly               B. unluckily              C. fortunately            D. sadly

11.      A. morning              B. midnight               C. daybreak               D. evening

12.      A. filling                 B. mending               C. sewing                  D. w earing

13.      A. pulled                 B. dragged                C. pushed                  D. rode

14.      A. work                   B. sleep                    C. money                  D. talk

15.      A. woken                 B. frightened             C. shocked                D. troubled

16.      A. When                  B. After                    C. Until                    D. Before

17.      A. running               B. laughing               C. riding                   D. jumping

18.      A. ran                      B. followed               C. jumped                 D. moved

19.      A. hands                  B. legs                      C. feet                      D. head

20.      A. suddenly              B. completely            C. happily                 D. nearly