Question

8．Christmas is no fun when you're poor．Twenty years ago I was a young，（61）struggling（struggle），substitute（替補） teacher whose calls into work had been few．Money was tight，bills were due（62）somy wife and I couldn't even afford to get Christmas gifts for each other．The only gifts we could get for our children were a few soft toys that I had found （63）sold（sell）at half price in the supermarket．I opened the door and brought in the gifts I（64）had hidden（hide） in our old car's trunk．Then I handed（65）themto my son and daughter．I watched with a sad smile as they did their best to tear off the wrapping（包裝） paper．As they pulled out t heir toys，though，I noticed their（66）eyeslit up and they jumped up and down．My daughter（67）happily（happy） hugged her toy and then hugged her Mom and me as well．I laughed as I watched my children play with their toys（38）forhours，and Thanked God for the （69）greatest（great） bifilar ever been given．Till today I still treasure （70）the gift of pure love that my son and daughter gave me that day．

Answer 1

分析 作者認為，如果家里很窮的話，那么圣誕節是一點都不好玩的．二十年前當作者還年輕的時候，家里捉襟見肘，沒錢買禮物，只好在超市半價象征性地買了禮物，然而孩子們收到禮物卻欣喜若狂，珍愛無比，那一刻，作者感受到了兒女的純潔的愛．

解答 61．struggling；考查非謂語動詞，根據結構可知此處作定語，修飾后面的teacher，所以用現在分詞形式作定語．    
62．so；考查連詞，結合句意"錢很緊張，票據到期了，所以我和妻子不能給彼此買圣誕禮物了"可知此處是因果關系，所以用so．         
63．sold；考查過去分詞，因為toy和動詞sell之間是被動關系，所以用過去分詞作賓語補足語． 
64．had hidden；考查動詞的時態，因為主句是一般現在時，定語從句的動作發生在主句之前，所以要用過去完成時  had hidden．  
65．them；考查代詞，分析句意可知此處指代前面的the gifts，故用代詞them．
66．eyes；考查名詞，空格后的動詞短語lip up是"亮起來"的意思，結合上文句意"當我把禮物遞給他們的時候"可知此處"他們"是很高興的，所以用eyes，指"他們的眼睛亮了起來"．
67．happily；考查副詞，這里需要修飾的是后面的動詞  hugged，所以此處用副詞形式  happily．    
68．for；考查介詞，這是一個固定"for+時間段"．       
69．greatest；考查形容詞的最高級，根據后面的  ever been given可知，句中已經給出了限定范圍，所以此處用最高級，意為"這是我所收到的最好的禮物"．  
70．the；考查冠詞，結合句意"至今我仍然非常珍惜孩子們送給我的那個禮物"可知，此處用the表示特指，特指"孩子們送給我的那個禮物"．

點評 首先要通讀全文，了解大意，抓住上下文語境所提供的信息，仔細分析帶空格的句子，明確空格所要填的詞義，詞型和短語搭配給出所要填的正確形式，然后整體閱讀短文，核對答案．