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In the 4th century, there was a man called Saint Nicholas in Myra. He was very rich and 21 to help others. He also cared for the 22 very much. He often 23 many kinds of gifts, money and other 24 things to the houses of the poor. He did this at night 25 so that no one knew, because he wanted no 26 . He just wanted to help others. At that time, there were three poor 27 in his town. Both of their parents died. They could hardly 28 enough money to make a living. Nicholas felt sorry for them and 29 to do something to 30 them. On Christmas Eve, when everyone was 31 , Nicholas walked through the streets to the house where the three sisters lived. Quietly, he 32 onto the roof and dropped three bags of 33 into the chimney. It so happened that the three sisters had 34 their stockings before they went to bed. The stockings had been 35 by the fire to dry. When Nicholas dropped the gold, each bag fell into a stocking. The three sisters were surprised and 36 to find the three bags of gold in their stockings the next morning. Now they didn’t have to worry about their 37 as they could use the gold to get food. Soon, the story began to get around. Other 38 began to hang up stockings on Christmas Eve 39 finding bags of gold when they woke up the next morning.

Over the years, Saint Nicholas became associated (有联系的) with Christmas. The 40 of hanging stockings up by the chimney on Christmas Eve is known all over the world. And Santa Claus, famous for the red cape (斗篷) and the white beard, became the most popular guest to children on Christmas.

21. A. hated                      B. refused           C. failed                     D. liked

22. A. old                    B. sick                 C. poor                D. young

23. A. lent                   B. brought           C. posted            D. moved

24. A. expensive         B. simple             C. beautiful         D. useful

25. A. slowly                      B. secretly           C. freely                     D. fairly

26. A. praise                      B. money             C. surprise          D. pay

27. A. sisters                     B. brothers          C. workers           D. farmers

28. A. beg                  B. find                 C. make                     D. borrow

29. A. needed                   B. agreed            C. decided          D. promised

30. A. save                 B. help                C. raise                      D. teach

31. A. quiet                 B. busy                C. happy             D. asleep

32. A. landed                     B. climbed           C. jumped           D. fell

33. A. gold                  B. food                C. toys                D. clothes

34. A. changed           B. bought            C. repaired          D. washed

35. A. shown                     B. thrown             C. hung                      D. stored

36. A. puzzled             B. excited            C. worried           D. sad

37. A. meals                      B. study                      C. house             D. stockings

38. A. students           B. men                C. women            D. children

39. A. in the hope of   B. in need of              C. in case of               D. in return for

40. A. rule                  B. habit                      C. custom            D. manner

【回答】

 DCBDB              AACCB         DBADC               BADAC

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

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