A small ,white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree and it has been there for the past ten years or so.
It all began because my husband Justin hated Christmas—oh, not the true meaning of Christmas.Overspending was one thing, but compared to the difficult experience of choosing gifts—running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and a pair of gloves for Grandma…,spending money is nothing. I felt too tired to think of any special gifts.
Knowing Justin felt the same way, I decided one year not to buy the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something special just for Justin. The inspiration came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling （摔跤）at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a match against a team sponsored (贊助) by an inner-city church.These youngsters, dressed in such worn-out shoes that shoe strings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, while our boys were in their blue and gold uniforms and new wrestling shoes.
As the match began, I was shocked to see that the other team were wrestling without wearing helmets (頭盔) to protect their ears. Well, our boys ended up defeating them. We took every weight class.
Justin, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot potential (潛力) , but losing like this could take the heart out of them.” Justin loved kids—all kids, and he knew them, having coached little league football and baseball. That’s when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought different kinds of wrestling helmets and shoes. I sent them to inner-city church without leaving my name.
On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Justin what I had done and that was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and since then the envelope has become the highlight of our Christmas.
【小題1】 Justin hated Christmas because _____.

Most adults(成年人)once studied at school, had classes and did their homework every day. The same? ? ? is going on at school now. ??? ? it seems that doing weekend homework is ? ? problem for the modern students.

??? All the students should agree that weekend homework should be abolished(取消).It's??? ? for them studying at school five days a week. They have a lot of interests. With homework to do on Saturday and Sunday, when can they find?? ?? to help around the house, go and see a football or basketball game or a good film, join in family recreations（娛樂(lè)），or just have??? ? at home? Because of these other activities, the homework can't be finished until????? .So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Monday teachers are????? and often threaten (威脅)to fail(使考試不及格)whole class of students because they know nothing about the??? . If there is no weekend homework for the students to do, they will be happy to go to school on Monday? ? having a good rest and to learn what the teachers teach.

1.A. thing??? ????????????? B. school ????????????? C. class??? ????????????? D. homework

2.A. Also??? ? ????????????? B. But??? ????????????? C. Still?? ????????????? D. Though

3.A. no??? ????????????? ????????????? B. another? ????????????? C. one??? ????????????? D. other

4.A. not enough????????????? B. enough? ????????????? C. no good? ????????????? D. no use

5.A. friends??? ????????????? B. time??? ????????????? C. places??? ????????????? D. money

6.A. a rest??? ????????????? B. an exam ????????????? C. a lesson?? ????????????? D. a picnic

7.A. Monday afternoon??? ????????????? ????????????? B. Saturday afternoon?

C. Friday night??? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Sunday night

8.A. pleased??? ????????????? B. sorry??? ????????????? C. unhappy?? D. not worried

9.A. lesson??? ????????????? B. games??? ????????????? C. interests? ????????????? D. activities

10.A. until??? ????????????? B. when??? ????????????? C. before?? ????????????? D. after

Most adults(成年人)once studied at school, had classes and did their homework every day. The same     is going on at school now.       it seems that doing weekend homework is      problem for the modern students.

    All the students should agree that weekend homework should be abolished(取消).It's     for them studying at school five days a week. They have a lot of interests. With homework to do on Saturday and Sunday, when can they find       to help around the house, go and see a football or basketball game or a good film, join in family recreations（娛樂(lè)），or just have     at home? Because of these other activities, the homework can't be finished until      .So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Monday teachers are      and often threaten(威脅)to fail(使考試不及格)whole class of students because they know nothing about the     . If there is no weekend homework for the students to do, they will be happy to go to school on Monday      having a good rest and to learn what the teachers teach.

1.A. thing             B. school                 C. class                 D. homework

2.A. Also                  B. But                     C. Still           D. Though

3.A. no                           B. another          C. one                 D. other

4.A. not enough               B. enough          C. no good               D. no use

5.A. friends                   B. time                      C. places       D. money

6.A. a rest            B. an exam          C. a lesson       D. a picnic

7.A. Monday afternoon   B. Saturday afternoon

C. Friday night    D. Sunday night

8.A. pleased                 B. sorry             C. unhappy       D. not worried

9.A. lesson          B. games           C. interests       D. activities

10.A. until            B. when            C. before         D. after

Most adults once studied at school, had classes and did their homework every day. The same  36  is going on at school now.     37   it seems that doing weekend home-work is    38   problem for the modern students.

        All the students should agree that weekend homework should be canceled.  It's   39    for them to study at school five days a week.  They have a lot of interests. With homework to do on Saturday and Sunday, how can they find   40   to help around the house, go and see a football or basketball game or a good film, join in family recreations  (????), or just have    41 _ at home? Because of these other activities, the homework can't be finished until   42  .  So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Monday teachers are   43  and often threaten (??в) to fail whole class of students because they know nothing about the   44  .  If there were no weekend homework for the students to do, they would be happy to go to school on Monday _ 45  _ having a good rest and to learn what the teachers teach.

1.A. thing     B. school     C. class      D. homework

2.A. Also        B.  But       C. Still    D. Though

3.A. no      B. another    C. one       D. other

4.A. not enough B. enough    C. no good    D. nouse

5.A. friends    B. time      C. places      D. money

6.A. a rest    B. an exam    C. a lesson    D. a picnic

7.A. Monday afternoon        B. Saturday afternoon

          C.  Friday night           D.  Sunday night

8.A. pleased   B. sorry      C. unhappy    D. not worried

9.A. lesson    B. games     C. interests    D. activities

10.A. until     B. when      C. before     D. after

Most adults once studied at school, had classes and did their homework every day. The same 36  is going on at school now.    37  it seems that doing weekend home-work is    38  problem for the modern students.
All the students should agree that weekend homework should be canceled.  It's   39   for them to study at school five days a week.  They have a lot of interests. With homework to do on Saturday and Sunday, how can they find   40  to help around the house, go and see a football or basketball game or a good film, join in family recreations  (娛樂(lè)), or just have    41 _ at home? Because of these other activities, the homework can't be finished until   42 .  So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Monday teachers are   43  and often threaten (威脅) to fail whole class of students because they know nothing about the   44 .  If there were no weekend homework for the students to do, they would be happy to go to school on Monday _ 45 _ having a good rest and to learn what the teachers teach.