Love，joy and the warm feeling of getting together don't cost a thing.But gifts do cost money.So what's a poor family to do？

    Before New Year，I told my mother that the only thing I（1）　 　was a pogo stick（弹簧单高跷）.However，my mother said they were so expensive that we couldn't（2）　 　one.

    On a Saturday before New Year，my family（3）　 　together.While my mother and I were picking out the gifts，my dad said， "I'll be back soon— I need to see something in the tool area. "A little later，he came back with a long box.I remember wondering if there was a（4）　 　in it.

    When we arrived home，my dad put the box in the garage.While my parents were busy with their chores，I（5）　 　walked out to the garage and found the box.I was so（6）　 　and I knew as soon as I opened that magical box，my bright，shiny pogo stick would appear.No such（7）　 　!Inside the box was a（8）　 　old broom（扫帚）.

    That New Year morning，I got some nice gifts（9）　 　I didn't get the present that I really wanted.

    After cleaning up the room，my dad went to the garage.When he came back in，he was（10）　 　a beautiful pogo stick.I couldn't（11）　 　it!My parents probably got quite a laugh from the trick they played on（12）　 　.

Although we didn't have much（13）　 　，my parents gave me the most important gift of all：lots of（14）　 　.That was over 60 years ago and I still think about those

（15）　 　memories.I will never forget all the joy my parents brought into my life.

（1）A.owned	B.wanted	C.forgot	D.found
（2）A.make	B.borrow	C.accept	D.afford
（3）A.went shopping	B.did chores	C.took a walk	D.had dinner
（4）A.toy gun	B.pogo stick	C.tool	D.broom
（5）A.quietly	B.politely	C.suddenly	D.certainly
（6）A.surprised	B.satisfied	C.excited	D.relaxed
（7）A.purpose	B.promise	C.advice	D.luck
（8）A.magic	B.silly	C.different	D.smart
（9）A.but	B.so	C.and	D.or
（10）A.preparing	B.hiding	C.choosing	D.carrying
（11）A.understand	B.decide	C.believe	D.explain
（12）A.me	B.us	C.him	D.her
（13）A.courage	B.time	C.money	D.trouble
（14）A.trust	B.love	C.smile	D.pride
（15）A.complete	B.unbelievable	C.educational	D.wonderful