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Text B Christmas Day in the Morning（第2页）

“Yousonofagun。”Hisfatherwaslaughing，aqueersobbingsortofalaugh。“Thoughtyou’dfoolme，didyou?”Hisfatherwasstandingbesidehisbed，feelingforhim，pullingawaythecover。

“It’sforChristmas，Dad。”

Hefoundhisfatherandclutchedhimihug。Hefelthisfather’sarmsgoaroundhim。Itwasdarkandtheyotseeeachother’sfaces。

“Son，Ithankyou。Nobodyeverdidahing。”

“Oh，Dad，Iwantyoutokknowwhattosay。Hisheartwasburstingwithlove。

“Well，Iregobacktobedandsleep，”hisfathersaidafteramoment。“leonesareawake。etothinkofit，I’veneverseenyouwhenyoufirstsawtheChristmastree。Iwasalwaysinthebarn。eon!”

&upandpulledonhisclothesagaidowmastree，andsoonthesuowherethestarhadbeen。Oh，whataChristmas，andhowhishearthadnearlyburstagainwithshynessandprideashisfathertoldhismotheraheyoungerlistenabouthotupallbyhimself。

&ChristmasgiftIeverhad，a，son，everyyearonChristmasM，solongasIlive。”

Outsidethethegreatstarslowlysaup，putonhisslippersandbathrobe，wentsoftlyupstairstotheattidtheboxofChristmas-treedes。Hetookthemdownstairsintothelivingroom。Theiwasalittleohadabigtreesihewentaway—buthesetitintheholder。Thencarefullyhebegantotrimit。Itwasdoneverysooimepassingquicklyasithadthatmagointhebarn。

&ohislibraryatleboxthatedhisgifttohiswife，astarofdiamonds，daintyindesighegiftohenstoodback。Itretty，verypretty，andshewouldbesurprised。

Buthewasnotsatisfied。Hewaellher—totellherhowmuchhelovedher。Ithadbeenalongtimesincehehadreallythhelovedherinaspecialway，muchmorethanheeverhadwhentheywereyoung。Thatwasthetruejoyoflife，theabilitytolove!Hewasquitesurethatsomepeenuinelyuolovealovewasaliveinhim;itstill>

Itosuddenlythatitwasalivebegagoithadbeenborninhimwheherlovedhim。Thatwasit:lovealonecouldwakenlove。

Andhecouldgivethegiftagainandagain。Thism，thisblessedChristmasm，hewouldgiveittohisbelovedwife。Hecouldwriteitdowerforhertoreadandkeepforever。Hewenttohisdeskandbegaohiswife:Mydearestlove。。。

1。Discussthefollowiions。

1）HowdidRobspemaswithhiswife?

2）Howdidhelearnabouthisfather’sloveforhim?

3）HowdidhemakehisChristmaspresentforhisfatherwhenhewas15yearsold?

4）WhatmadethatChristmassomemorableforbothRobandhisfather?

5）HowdidRobcelebratethisChristmasaftermorethan50years?

2。Fillintheblankswiththesofthewordsis。

1）Shewasfondofthe_____（fragrant）offlower。

2）A_____（gleam）ofihemattertohereyes。

&ractedbythe_____（magia。

4）Becareful!Thefloorisquite_____（slip）。

5）Thedoor_____（creaky）assheope。

6）____（ossip，hefeltveryangry。

7）I’m_____（genuine）sorryforwhatIsaid，Ireallyam。

8）Thiswatchiswater_____（resist）。

9）Heiseasily_____（offence）soIdoalkwithhim。

10）Iwillbuysomeflowersformy_____（love）mother。