第二节：完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
IwillneverforgettheyearIwasabouttwelveyearsold.Mymothertoldusthatwewouldnotbe_21_Christmasgiftsbecausetherewasnotenoughmoney.Ifeltsadandthought,“WhatwouldIsaywhentheotherkidsaskedwhatI’d22?”JustwhenIstartedto23thattherewouldnotbeaChristmasthatyear,threewomen24atourhousewithgiftsforallofus.Formetheybroughtadoll,Ifeltsuchasenseof25thatIwouldnolongerhavetobeembarrassedwhenIreturnedtoschool.Iwasn’t26.Somebodyhadthought27ofmetobringmeagift.
Yearslater,whenIstoodinthekitchenofmynewhouse,thinkinghowIwantedtomakemy28Christmastherespecialandmemorable,I29rememberedthewomen’svisit.IdecidedthatIwantedtocreatethatsamefeelingof30forasmanychildrenasIcouldpossiblyreach.
SoI31aplanandgatheredfortypeoplefrommycompanytohelp.Wegatheredabout125orphans(孤儿)attheChristmasparty.Foreverychild,wewrappedcolorfulpackagesfilledwithtoys,clothes,andschoolsuppliers,32withachild’sname.Wewantedallofthemtoknowtheywere33.BeforeIcalledouttheirnamesandhandedthemtheirgifts,I34themthattheycouldn’topentheirpresents35everychildhadcomeforward.Finallythe36theyhadbeenwaitingforsameasIcalledout,“One,two,three.Openyourpresents!”Asthechildrenopenedtheirpackages,theirfacesbeamedandtheirbrightsmiles37uptheroom.The38intheroomwasobvious,andf39wasn’tjustabouttoys.Itwasafeeling–thefeelingIknew40thatChristmasaslongalsowhenthewomencametovisit.Iwasn’tforgotten.Somebodythoughtofme.Imatter.
21__________
A.sending
B.receiving
C.making
D.exchanging
正确答案：B
