阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Several years ago, I was living in New York and working for an airline, so I never got back home for Christmas. My Christmas was happy too with some other colleagues around. But in my heart, I was sad because I couldn’t stay with my family. Sometimes my colleagues would say our Christmas was filled with tears. But this Christmas was different. I was lucky. I had the whole day off, which meant I could stay with my family on Christmas Eve.
When Christmas miming came, I awoke to a small hand rubbing my face. “Dad. Merry Christmas!” was all my younger son had time to say. He seemed to be racing against time. I knew he was hunting for gifts with his brother eagerly. I got downstairs just to see the two little boys’ faces as they looked at the pocket rockets Santa Claus had left them. I realized that the real Christmas was for the children who had deep belief in the amazing power of Santa Claus. At first, their fingers went almost shyly over their toys. When their inspection (检查) had been completed, the two boys ensured that the gifts were really delivered by Santa Claus and they dragged everything into the center of the living room.
Delight flooded the room. As their mother began giving out gins, I smiled to myself, wondering how my unexpected gifts this year would be received. With so many Christmas spent outside, I had prepared so many gifts for my children and together with my wife I hid them in several secret places. But the children were excellent detectives and they found all of them. They were happily opening packages constantly thanking considerate Santa Claus for his kindness and ability to know their desires. But had not received a single one. I knew they had forgotten my existence with my absence from their Christmas these years.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
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I had to admit that my disappointment was growing steadily.
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Suddenly my wife walked up to me.
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根据给出的首字母、汉语提示或括号内单词，写出所缺单词或单词的正确形式，使句子意义完整、语法正确。
1.She put some d__ on the Christmas tree to make it more beautiful and meaningful.
2.The girl tied in v__ to catch the butterfly on the flower but she wasn't discouraged.
3.A good idea o___ to me after hearing the news.
4.A __, the American politicians are trying to cover up the truth and dump the blame on China.
5.What's your deepest impression on the ___（apply） who are from universities？
6.I strongly advise that we should discuss the issue of illegal __ . （immigrate）
7.His attitude i__that he was not very happy with what you did.
8.Last week the whole nation m___ those who lost their lives in the battle against the Covid19 virus.
9.New r__will be introduced in our school next week and we must behave accordingly.
10.Due to the storage capacity, the newly- found oil field has no___(商业) value.
阅读下面句子，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式（每空至多3词）。
1._______ comes from abroad must have a medical test for new coronavirus pneumonia.
2.You haven't answered my question _______ I can attend the meeting tonight.
3.Evidence has been found through years of study _______ children's early sleeping problem is likely to continue when they grow up.
4.Doctors usually write exact instructions _______ the medicine is taken.
5.My washing machine _______（repair）this week，so I have to wash my clothes by hand.
6.He is known _______（spend）18 years fighting for slaves.
7.In the 1950s in the USA，most families had just one phone at home，and wireless phones _______（not invent）yet.
8.The day will come _______ we’ll win the final victory.
9._______ everyone hoped，Mary has won the first prize.
10._______（expose）to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one's skin.
One rainy afternoon I was sitting at home feeling so bored. _________feeling sorry for myself, I wanted to meet people and have new _________. So I decided to start volunteering. I found a website where I could volunteer on a farm in France.
Volunteering offers so many opportunities to have fun and share _______ stories. It was the first time for me to work on a farm. It was almost a free holiday as food and accommodation were provided. It was not one _______holiday, however, as I had to _______fifteen horses and sheep! I soon discovered that I was a(n) _______ farmer but it did not matter because I made some great friends and also improved my French.
However, you do not _______ go abroad to volunteer. I have had plenty of adventures at home as volunteering can become a _______. For example, I love singing so I had a good laugh waving my arms in order to _______ my local choir (合唱团). At university, I organized a concert for charity with my friends. It was really ________ to find bands and raise money for a cause.
It is true that you feel good volunteering but there are also other________. I once volunteered as a steward (干事) at a charity sports event where the organizers generously gave me cupcakes from an expensive London bakery to thank me for my ________. I also volunteered in a charity shop so I found loads of nice cheap clothes to ________my wardrobe (衣柜).
While this is all fun, my favorite aspect of volunteering is ________and sharing stories. My terrible ________at farming has given me funny stories to tell!
1.A.Apart from B.Due to C.Instead of D.But for
2.A.experiences B.discoveries C.opportunities D.changes
3.A.popular B.fantastic C.familiar D.important
4.A.unique B.regular C.typical D.convenient
5.A.attend to B.research into C.hunt for D.communicate with
6.A.skillful B.suitable C.hard-working D.awful
7.A.normally B.basically C.naturally D.necessarily
8.A.hobby B.trend C.job D.reality
9.A.greet B.control C.organize D.conduct
10.A.Powerful B.hopeful C.meaningful D.successful
11.A.adventures B.advantages C.factors D.achievements
12.A.services B.patience C.determination D.choices
13.A.decorate B.replace C.beautify D.update
14.A.creating B.imagining C.choosing D.completing
15.A.offence B.shame C.attempt D.annoyance
If something that you’re doing doesn’t challenge you, then it doesn’t change you. We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all.1. So challenge the following limits:
1. Figure out what you’re scared of and do it continuously.
If you’re a salesman, and you’re scared of talking to people personally or over the phone now, instead of being scared and thinking you’ll fail, spend at least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call.2. But don’t stop on the first try! Eventually, you can look at fear in the eye and say, “Go on. I’m not scared!”
2. Take a class for a hobby you’ve been wanting to develop
Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this.3.Apart from helping you challenge yourself, taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income.
3. Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise.
4.A simple 9-minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourself. Exercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight, but also make you feel better about yourself.
4. Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people.
Don’t just limit yourself to your fellow travelers—try to connect with the service staff. You never know what kind of people they’re going to be. Get out of your house or go online right now to book your class.5.
A.You should do it continuously.
B.Someone may hang up on you.
C.You don’t need to go to the gym.
D.Running in the gym may be a better choice.
E.Start to travel now and learn to challenge yourself.
F.Some examples might be cooking, sewing, painting and so on.
G.You can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone.
Now the reason why cooking has become so popular, especially among men, is that the kitchen is the new workshop. Deprived (剥夺) of the requirement to practice his hands-on skills in wood or metal, the modern man turns to the chopping-board worktop instead — previously this was more likely to be the woman’s area. It involves tools, process and planning, and satisfies a natural desire to produce something.
I like fooling about in the kitchen, to be honest. Last night, tired of too many visits to over-priced restaurants, I tried to do something a bit clever with meats and vegetables. It was all right, I suppose. I mean, my guest and I both ate it, but in a slightly awkward sort of way. It was all a bit brown. More to the point it took hours and hours that could have been spent on something more meaningful, such as mending the cooker. There are also three dead motorcycles in the garage, and they’re not going to repair themselves. I therefore recommend the “Strength Through Simplicity” cooking style-the new stage of culinary (烹任的) progress shall be the garage.
I’m hoping to introduce the idea of garage cooking in a new TV series and, as usual, would welcome any suggestions; anything suitable for consumption by a man who has one reasonably clean hand and one coated with machine oil he'd rather not put near his face. This is not, in fact, without precedent (先例) I’ve been in a factory in India where the workers baked bread on the tops of hot machines, and they somehow tasted better for being a by-product of industrial effort.
Tonight I’ve had an oil change with side of chain adjustment accompanied by beans and sausages.
1.According to the author, why are men increasingly increased in cooking?
A.They find it more enjoyable than working in a workshop.
B.They now have fewer opportunities to create things.
C.It is now more socially acceptable for men to cook.
D.Women are gcnerally spending less ime cooking.
2.What does the author think of his preparing the meal last night?
A.He didn’t practice his cooking skill well.
B.He should have used the restaurant recipe.
C.He could have used the cooking time better.
D.He didn’t receive any encouragement from his guest.
3.What does the author most probably do?
A.A media worker. B.A restaurant critic.
C.A cook. D.An athlete.
4.What does the author want to imply by using the example of India workers?
A.The wisdom of industrial workers has been overlooked.
B.Skills learnt in a factory can be applied in cooking a meal.
C.Food cooked in a garage tastes as delicious as that from a kitchen.
D.Meals have previously been prepared in unusual workplace settings.
