阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Christmas is no fun when you're poor．Twenty years ago I was a young, 【小题1】 （struggle）,substitute（替补） teacher whose calls into work had been few．Money was tight, bills were due 【小题2】 my wife and I couldn't even afford to get Christmas gifts for each other．The only gifts we could get for our children were a few soft toys that I had found 【小题3】 （sell）at half price in the supermarket．I opened the door and brought in the gifts I 【小题4】 （hide） in our old car's trunk．Then I handed 【小题5】 to my son and daughter．I watched with a sad smile as they did their best to tear off the wrapping(包装） paper．As they pulled out their toys, though, I noticed their 【小题6】 lit up and they jumped up and down．My daughter 【小题7】 （happy） hugged her toy and then hugged her Mom and me as well．I laughed as I watched my children play with their toys _ 【小题8】 _ hours, and Thanked God for the ． 【小题9】_ （great） bifilar ever been given．Till today I still treasure 【小题10】 gift of pure love that my son and daughter gave me that day．struggling
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(答案→)struggling
解析：对于没有钱的人来说，圣诞节是个非常尴尬的日子，二十多年前，作者因为财力有限，只能给孩子们买了超市打折的玩具当礼物，但是当孩子们看到玩具时那欢快的表情却让作者心情立马愉悦起来。孩子们的笑声也成了送给作者最好的圣诞礼物。
【小题1】struggling 。根据结构可知此处是做定语，被修饰名词teacher与struggle之间是主动关系，用现在分词，填struggling。
【小题2】so/and 。分析结构可知前面句子bills are due和后面句子之间是并列或者因果关系，故填so或者and。
【小题3】sold 。 由结构可知sell此处是非谓语动词做后置定语修饰toys，和被修饰词是被动关系，故用过去分词sold。
【小题4】had hidden 。 由结构可知gifts后面句子是定语从句，从句的谓语动词hide的动作发生在brought in 之前，应该用过去完成时，故答案填had hidden。
【小题5】them/the gifts 。从上文内容可知此处指把买的礼物递给孩子们，所以答案是them或者the gifts。
【小题6】 eyes/faces。根据情理推断，当孩子们收到礼物时会非常开心，开心会从眼睛或者从脸上表示出来，再根据后面动词搭配可知此处指眼睛或者面容，填eyes或faces。
【小题7】happily。 由结构可知此处是修饰动词hugged，应该用副词形式happily。
【小题8】for 。 从搭配可知表示时间的长短用介词for+时间段，故此处填for。
【小题9】greatest 。根据上下文以及后面出现的ever可以判断此处应该用形容词最高级做定语，填greatest。
【小题10】the 。gift是单数名词，而且有定语限制，故前面加定冠词the。