英语阅读大练兵：Little girl’s gift
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="lovely">lovely</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="punished">punished</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="wasting">wasting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="wrapping">wrapping</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>.</p><p><span word="Money">Money</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decorate">decorate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>. <span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="Daddy">Daddy</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="embarrassed">embarrassed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="overreaction">overreaction</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="flared">flared</span> <span word="againwhen">againwhen</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="empty">empty</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="yelled">yelled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="Dont">Dont</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="whenyou">whenyou</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="present">present</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="inside">inside</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girllooked">girllooked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cried">cried</span>, <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="Daddy">Daddy</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="blew">blew</span> <span word="kisses">kisses</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="Daddy">Daddy</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="crushed">crushed</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="begged">begged</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="herforgiveness">herforgiveness</span>.</p><p><span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="herfather">herfather</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="discouraged">discouraged</span>,<span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="imaginary">imaginary</span> <span word="kiss">kiss</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="itthere">itthere</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="container">container</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="unconditional">unconditional</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kisses">kisses</span> ... <span word="from">from</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="God">God</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="possession">possession</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hold">hold</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="this">this</span>.</p>
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