Untillastyear，thesaddestthingofmylifewasthatmywifeAliceandIcouldn’thaveanychildren．Sowealways（36）___allthechildreninourstreettoourhouseforChristmasbreakfast．
Lastyear，Alicedied．Iwasvery（37）___ anddecidednottoinvitethechildrenforChristmasbreakfast．ButKathyandPeter，mynextdoorneighbors，askedmeto（38）___themfordinneron ChristmasEve．
AssoonasIarrived，Kathyaskedme，“Doyouhaveanymilkatyourhouse？”
“Yes，”Ireplied．“（39）___youneedsome，I’llgoandgetitrightaway．”
“Oh，that’sallright．Comeandsitdown．JustgivePeteryour（40）___ andlethimdoit．”
Afterahappydinnerwiththem，Iwenthome．WhenIopenedmydoor，IfoundmyhousehadbeendecoratedbyPeter!Itwas justas（41）___ aseachChristmasbefore．Atthatmoment，IwishedthatIcouldstill（42）___ theChristmasbreakfast，butIhadmade nopreparations．
Earlythenextmorning，alittleboywithabagofcandies（43）___mybell．BeforeIcouldaskhimwhatwas（44）___，hewasjoiningbytwoofhisfriends．Withinfifteenminutes，myhousewasfullof（45）___，andIhadallthefoodIneeded．Ihadahappybreakfastwiththechildrenagain．
36．A．took B．invited C．sent D．led
37．A．happy B．lazy C．sad D．poor
38．A．help B．join C．pay D．meet
39．A．Unless B．As C．Since D．If
40．A．money B．milk C．keys D．things
41．A．beautiful B．dirty C．colorless D．empty
42．A．buy B．enjoy C．sell D．serve
43．A．rang B．answered C．required D．painted
44．A．boiling B．ending C．singing D．happening
45．A．gifts B．children C．flowers D．candies．
