二、完形填空（每题1分，共10分）
Christmas is a time for sending gifts to people you love, so I never forget to prepare gifts for my family.
Last year, I went to Arizona ___16___business. One day, I walked into a local store to buy Christmas presents for my wife and children. There I saw a little boy holding a ___17___. He kept touching its ears and looked very ____18____. So I came up to him and asked the boy what happened.
“My sister wanted this bear for Christmas. She thought that Santa Claus would give her the bear.”, he said.
“Maybe Santa Claus will do.”, I smiled.
“No, Santa Claus can’t ___19___ the place where my sister lives. I have to give the bear to my ___20___ to take it to my sister.”, he replied. I asked him where his sister was. He looked at me ___21___ and said, “She has gone to heaven(天堂) and my dad said that mum was going to be with her daughter. I told my mum to wait so that I could give the bear to her ___22___ I came back from the store. But now I don’t have enough money to buy it.”
“I also wanted to buy some roses ___23___ my mum. I love her very much and I don’t want her to leave. I hope she will never forget me.” he said in a low voice.
“Shall we count your money once more?”, I asked. He agreed. While we were counting, I___24___ put my money into his pocket. Then, the boy felt very surprised to find that he had enough money and bought this bear happily.
I felt I was so lucky to____25____ the little boy’s love for his family while I felt sad when I thought of the boy and his family.