Christmas is no fun when you're poor．Twenty years ago I was a young,     （struggle）,substitute（替补） teacher whose calls into work had been few．Money was tight, bills were due my wife and I couldn't even afford        （get）Christmas gifts for each other．The only gifts we could get for our children were a few soft toys that I had found         （sell）at half price in the supermarket．I opened the door and brought in the gifts I        （hide） in our old car's trunk．Then I handed  them to my son and daughter．I watched with a sad smile as they did        best to tear off the wrapping(包装） paper．As they pulled out their toys, though, I noticed their faces lit       and they jumped up and down．My daughter        （happy） hugged her toy and then hugged her Mom and me as well．I laughed as I watched my children play with their toys for_  _ (hour), and Thanked God for the．  _ （great） bifilar ever been given．Till today I still treasure      gift of pure love that my son and daughter gave me that day．