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,andschoolsupplies,32withachild’sname.Wewantedallofthemtoknowtheywere33.BeforeIcalledouttheirnamesandhandedthemtheirgifts,I34themthattheycouldn’topentheirpresents35everychildhadcomeforward.Finallythe36theyhadbeenwaitingforcameasIcalledout,“One,two,three.Openyourpresents!”Asthechildrenopenedtheirpackages,theirfacesbeamedandtheirbrightsmiles37uptheroom.The38intheroomwasobvious,and39wasn’tjustabouttoys.Itwasafeeling–thefeelingIknew40thatChristmassolongagowhenthewomencametovisit.Iwasn’tforgotten.Somebodythoughtofme.Imatter.
21.A.sendingB.receivingC.makingD.exchanging
正确答案：B解析：本题考查动词辨析。由上文可知，还是小孩子的我，在圣诞节来临，我应该是收到礼物，所以选择receiving。
