It happened to a very young pastor (牧师).His church was very old and what's worse, a storm knocked a hole in the wall of the church.
One day the pastor1 an auction(拍卖）and bid a beautiful tablecloth for six dollars. Hecarried the cloth back to the church and put it up on the wall. It pletely hid the 2 !
Just before noon of Christmas Eve, the pastor noticed a woman standing in the cold at the bus stop. “The 3 won’t be here for 40 minutes!” he called, and he invited her into the church to get 4 .She told him that she had e from the city to be interviewed for ajob as governess to the children of one wealthy family in town but she had been turned down.
The woman saw the tablecloth and rose suddenly. The pastor smiled and started to tell her about the storm 5 , but she didn’tseem to 6 “It is mine!” she said. “My husband had the cloth made 7 for mc !
She explained that she and her husband decided to go separately in the War II. They planned that he would 8 her. But she never saw him again. Later she heard that he had died. The pastor tried to 9 her, advising her to take the cloth with her. She 10 . Then she went away.
On Christmas Eve, after the service in church, one middle-aged man—the local clock-and-watch repairman—looked rather 11 .‘‘It is strange，”he said in his soft accent.
“ Many years ago, my wife and I owned such a cloth.
The pastor suddenly became very 12 . He told him about the woman who had been in church 13 in the day.Together the two got in touch with the 14 who had interviewed her. And this man and his wife -who had been separated through so many saddened 15 were reunited.
【小题1】A．hadB． attendedC． heldD． took【小题2】A．wallB． churchC． holeD． table【小题3】A．bossB． panyC． trainD． bus【小题4】A．warmB． readyC． coolD． calm【小题5】A．damageB． storyC． factD． truth【小题6】A．workB． believeC． listenD． understand【小题7】A．carefullyB． attentivelyC． finallyD． especially【小题8】A．joinB． writeC． bringD． leave【小题9】A．amuseB． fortC． pleaseD． help【小题10】A．criedB． acceptedC． refusedD． continued【小题11】A．puzz ledB． delightedC． determinedD． disappionted【小题12】A．sadB． shockedC． hopefulD． excited【小题13】A．laterB． earlierC． warmerD． colder【小题14】A．womanB． managerC． husbandD． family【小题15】A．weeksB． countriesC． ChristmasesD． centuriesB
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(答案→)B
解析：这是一个真实的圣诞节故事，风暴把教堂的墙上弄了一个洞，牧师拍得一块桌布，挡住那个洞。让那个在寒风中领漂泊的妇女进入教堂，最终一对因为战争而分离走散多年的夫妻团聚了。
【小题1】考查动词：A.had有，B.attended参加C.held举行D. took带，有一天牧师参加一个拍卖会。选B
【小题2】考查名词：A.wall墙B. church教堂C.hole洞D. table课桌，从前面的句子：a storm knocked a hole in the wall of the church.可知选C。
【小题3】考查名词：A.boss老板B.pany公司C.train火车D.bus公共汽车，从前面的句：the pastor noticed a woman standing in the cold at the bus stop. 可知是公共汽车。选D
【小题4】考查形容词：A.warm温暖B. ready准备好了C.cool冷却D. calm冷静，他邀请她进入教堂取暖，选A
【小题5】考查名词：A.damage破坏B. story故事C.fact事实D. truth真理，牧师微笑着，告诉她关于风暴的破坏。选A
【小题6】考查动词：A.work工作B.believe相信C. listen听D. understand理解，但是妇女好像没听，选C
【小题7】考查副词：A.carefully仔细的B. attentively专心地C.finally最终地，D. especially尤其地，这是丈夫特别为我做的桌布。选D
【小题8】考查动词：A.join参加B.write写C.bring带来D. leave离开，他计划和她汇合。选A
【小题9】考查动词：A.amuse使…高兴B.fort安慰C. please使…高兴D. help帮助，牧师安慰她，建议她把桌布带着。选B
【小题10】考查动词：A.cried哭B.accepted接受C. refused拒绝D. continued继续，她拒绝了，就走了。选C
【小题11】考查名词：A. puzz led困惑的B.delighted高兴的C.determined有决心的D. disappionted失望的，从后面的句子：‘It is strange，可知很困惑。选A
【小题12】考查形容词：A.sad难过的，B.shocked震惊的C. hopeful有希望的，D. excited兴奋的，牧师很兴奋。选D
【小题13】考查副词：A.later后来B. earlier早些时候C. warmer更暖和D. colder更冷，告诉他早些时候在教堂的妇女。选B
【小题14】考查名词：A.woman妇女B. manager经理C. husband丈夫D. family家庭，从前面的句子：She told him that she had e from the city to be interviewed for ajob as governess to the children of one wealthy family in town but she had been turned down.可知答案是D
【小题15】考查名词：A.weeks星期B. countries国家C.Christmases圣诞D. centuries世纪，经历这么对悲伤的夫妇最终团聚了。选C