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Mum’sChristmasSurprise
Mollyranbackhomefromschoolanddroppedherschoolbagonthesofa.Thenonthetableshesaw“Mum’sWishBook”—amailordercatalog（商品目录）fromagiftshop.“Mum”shesaidexcitedlytoherself“thisyearyou’llgettheglovesyouwant!”Mollyhadwalkedadogforaneighborandsavedher_1_allyeartobuyMumthegloves.
Sheopened“Mum’sWishBook”andhopedthatshecouldfindthese_2_init.Teasrandownherfacewhenshesawtheglovesinthecatalog.Mumwouldn’tbuythemforherselfbecausethefamilyhada_3_timeonthefarm.SheonceheardMumsaytoDad“MaybesomedayI’llhavethemoneytogetthem.”
Mollyranoutbythebackdoorandwentstraighttothepostoffice.Thereshecarefullyfilledouttheorderformtornfromthecatalog.
“Ineedtobuyastampto_4_theform.”ShesaidtoMr.Smiththeonlyworkerinthepostoffice.
“Ummapairofgloves?”saidMr.Smithashepassedastamptoher.
“YesIt’saChristmasgiftforMumbutpleasedon’ttellher.It’sour_5_OK?”Mollydidn’trealizehowwhiteMr.Smith’sbeardwasuntilthatmoment.Infaceheremindedherof SantaClaus.
AsMollywalkedbackhomeshedecidedtotellDadhersecret.“You’vegottocheckthemailboxeveryday”saidMolly_6_toDad.Henoddedwithabigsmile.
CominghomefromschooleverydayMollypeekedat（偷看）DadhenMumwasn’t_7_buteverytimeheshookhishead.
OnChristmasEveDadcamebackfrommailboxstillemptyhanded.Mollyfelt_8_whenshewenttobedbecauseshedidn’thavetheglovesforMum.
BeforeChristmasdinnerasMumtooktheapplepiesoutoftheovenMollybegan_9_thetable.Suddenlytheyheardsomeonepullingupthedriveway.FromthewindowtheysawMr.Smithmakinghiswaytothedoorwithaboxinhishand.Mr.Smith_10_Mumthebox“Ibelievethisisyours.”
MumlookedfromDadtoMollyandopenedthebox.Hereyeslitupwhenshesawthegloves.“Ohwhoboughttheseforme?”sheasked.
“Santadid”saidMollysmilingly.
“Ho!Ho!Ho!MerryChristmas!”Mr.Smithwithaloudlaugh.
ItwasChristmasthatnoonewouldeverforget.
1.A.time B.money C.energy
