2010届高中英语高考总复习25分钟限时阅读天天练--第31天.docVIP

2010届高考总复习25分钟限时阅读天天练--第31天 第一部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） ks5u I remember my first Christmas party with Grandma. I remember the day when my big sister dropped the bomb: There is no Santa Claus, she laughed. Even dummies know that! I fled to Grandma because I knew she always told me 1 . After I told her everything, she said No Santa Claus? Dont believe it. Now, 2 your coat, and lets go. Go? Go where? I asked. Where 3 to be the General Store. As we walked through its doors, Grandma 4 me ten dollars. That was a lot in those days. Take this money and buy something for 5 who needs it. Ill wait for you in the car. The store seemed big and 6 , full of people hurrying to finish their Christmas Shopping. For a few moments I just stood there, 7 , holding that bill, wondering what to buy, and who on earth to buy it for. Suddenly I thought of Bobbie who sat right behind me. I remembered he didnt have a coat. I fingered the bill with growing 8 . I would buy Bobbie a coat. Is this a Christmas present for someone? the lady behind the 9 asked me kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down. Yes, I replied shyly. Its. . . for Bobbie. The nice lady smiled at me. I didnt get any 10 , but she put the coat in a bag and wished me a Merry Christmas. That evening, Grandma helped me 11 the coat and wrote, To Bobby, From Santa Claus on it. Then she 12 me over to Bobbies house. Grandma parked down the street from Bobbies house, and she and I crept （爬） 13 and hid in the 14 . Then Grandma gave me a sign. All right, Santa Claus, get going. I took a deep 15 , dashed for his front door, threw the present down, pounded his doorbell and flew back to the safety. Together we 16 breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open. Finally it 17 , and there stood Bobbie. Forty years havent dimmed （使变暗淡） the thrill （强烈的兴奋） of those 18 spent shivering （颤抖） ,beside my grandma, in Bobbies bushes. 19 , I realized: Santa was alive and well, and we were 20 his tea