OnemorninglastDecember,BillMcDonaldreadinthenewspaper...

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   One morning last December, Bill McDonald read in the newspaper that a local man, Joe Day, was sick with lung cancer. That meant Day couldn’t offer the beautifully lit, handcrafted Christmas displays that had  41  as many as 95,000 people to his house to admire them every  42  .

   It wouldn’t be Christmas without Joe’s  43  , thought McDonald. We must try to   44   him, McDonald decided.

   33 Christmases ago when Day came home one afternoon from work he found his five-year-old grandson Nicholas   __45   him, asking him to build a reindeer(馴鹿). Then they made it on the lawn together and  46  up its cherry-red nose for the holidays.

   Each year, Day  47   to his handmade works, placing the reindeer above his  48  and hanging so many lights  __49  they were electric vines(藤)around his windows and doors. Eventually thousands of lights, figures and models ___50  his yard and spread to next door.

  Then  51   December 2009 when Day’s cancer had spread to his liver(肝). After 19 rounds of chemotherapy(化療)and 43 radiation treatments, he was  52  tired and depressed to celebrate Christmas.

   ___53   McDonald called.

   “You don’t know me,” McDonald said, “but I want to help you get your lights up.” McDonald gathered many people,  54  strangers, to set up Day’s displays. For two days, more than 100 volunteers  55  in.

   On the evening of December 12, with crowds of volunteers cheering him on, Day  56  the switch and lit up the spectacle(壯觀景象).

  Day’s cancer is under  57  , and he looks forward to this year’s Christmas. “In their hearts,” Day says, “people love to give.” He is   58  that his brilliant displays will continue to light up the  59  for many years to come because Bill McDonald has  60  that he’ll get the job done.

41. A. invited              B. attracted            C. held                 D. sent

42. A. day                  B. chance           C. time                 D. holiday

43. A. gifts                B. trees            C. lights           D. candies

44. A. help                 B. ask                  C. visit                D. meet

45. A. paying for           B. waiting for          C. caring for       D. applying for

46. A. cheered              B. looked           C. lit                  D. took

47. A. added            B. contributed          C. turned           D. led

48. A. back                 B. table            C. head             D. roof

49. A. so that              B. as if                C. even if              D. in case

50. A. stopped              B. changed              C. made             D. filled

51. A. came                 B. returned             C. saw                  D. went

52. A. so               B                   C. very                 D. rather

53. A. Unless           B. When             C. Before           D. Until

54. A. including            B. except           C. like                 D. for

55. A. went                 B. worked           C. turned           D. joined

56. A. threw                B. bought           C. fixed            D. pressed

57. A. control              B. way                  C. discussion       D. repair

58. A. afraid           B. sad                  C. confident            D. doubtful

59. A. sickness             B. happiness        C. sadness              D. darkness

60. A. approved             B. promised             C. debated              D. defeated

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41-45BDCAB  46-50CADBD  51-55ABDAD  56-60DACDB

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