2025年信阳职业技术学院高职单招高职单招英语2016-2024历年频考点试题含答案解析

2025年信阳职业技术学院高职单招高职单招英语2016-2024历年频考点试题含答案解析（图片大小可自由调整）一、单选题(共35题)1、—Howwasyourdayoffyesterday?—Perfect!Itwas（）birthdayofmygrandpa's.Wehadabigfamilycelebration.(1分)A、seventyB、seventiethC、theseventiethD、theseventy正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考查序数词。句意为：“——你昨天休息得怎么样?—-很完美!这是我爷爷七十岁的生日，我们举行了一个大的家庭庆祝会。”根据birthday可知，空格处表示的是过第几个生日，要用序数词，序数词前要加定冠词the。故选C。

2、材料After20yearsofmarriage,mywifewantedmetotakeanotherwomanoutto（1）.Shesaid,“Iloveyou,butIknowthisotherwomanlovesyoutoo.”

Theotherwomanthatmywifewantedmetovisitwasmymother,whohasbeenawidow(寡妇)for19years,butmybusylifehadmadeitimpossibletovisither（2）.ThatnightIcalledto（3）heroutfordinner.

“What'swrong?Areyouwell?”she'asked.Mymotheristhetypeofwomanwhosuspectsthatalatenight（4）isasignofbadnews.

“Ithoughtthatitwouldbepleasanttospendsometimewithyou,”I（5）.

Shethoughtaboutitforamoment,and（6）.Duringthedinner,wehadanagreeableconversation—（7）extraordinarybutrecenteventsofeachother'slife.

Beforewe（8）,shesaid,“I'llgooutwithyouagain,（9）onlyifyouletmeinviteyou.”

Afewdays（10）,mymotherdiedofaheartattack.It（11）sosuddenlythatIdidn'thaveachancetodoanythingforher.Afewdaysafterthefuneral,Ireceivedanenvelopewithare-ceipt(收据)fromthesameplacewheremotherandIhad（12）.Anattachednote（13）:

“Ipaidthisbill（14）.Iwasn'tsurethatIcouldbethere;butnevertheless,Ipaidfortwo（15）一oneforyouandtheotherforyour（16）.Youwillneverknowwhatthatnightmeantforme.I（17）you,son.”

Atthatmoment,I（18）theimportanceofsayingintime:“ILOVEYOU”.Giveyourfamilythe（19）theydeserve,becausesometimesthingscannotbe（20）till“someothertime”.第5空填（）。(1分)A、arguedB、whisperedC、committedD、responded正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查动词词义辨析。argued意为“争论”;whispered意为“低声说”;committed意为“致力于”;responded意为“回应”。根据上文“‘What'swrong?Areyouwell?'sheasked.”可知，作者需回答母亲的问题。故选D。

3、-Heseemsterriblyill.I'mafraidwehavetosendhimtohospitalatonce.-Maybehe'sjustgotabitofacold,soIdon'tthinkit（）(1分)A、mindsB、worksC、caresD、matters正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查动词。句意为：“——他看起来病得很严重。恐怕我们要立刻送他去医院。—也许他只是得了轻微的感冒，所以我认为不要紧。”matter意为“要紧”。根据“he'sjustgotabitofacold”可知，他只是得了轻微的感冒，所以应该是不要紧的。故选D。

4、材料A:Goodevening.(1)

B:Yes,please.Iwantapairofsneakers.

A:(2)

B:No,Iwantsomelightones.

A:Whataboutthispair?They'relightandtheyarefitforplayingsports.

B:Thispairlooksnice.(3)

A:Whatcolordoyoulike?

B:Brownorblue.

A:Herearethebrownones.

B:OK.(4)

A:75dollars.

B:I'lltakethemandhereisthemoney.

A:(5)Seeyounexttime.第（1）空填（）(1分)A、CanIhelpyou?B、Howmucharethey?C、Doyouliketheseones?D、Theredoneslooknice.E、ButIdon'tlikethecolor.F、ButIdon'tlikebrownsneakers.G、Hereareyoursneakersandthanksforcoming;正确答案选项：参考答案：A

5、Inthebookshop,areaderaskedtheshopkeeper________WhoMovedMyCheesewasaninterestingbook．

(1分)A、thatB、howC、whatD、if正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析在书店里，一位读者问店主《谁搬了我的奶酪》，是不是一本有趣的书。在本句中，if引导的是宾语从句，而WhoMovedMyCheese在宾语从句中作主语．

6、Down__________andhurthisleg.

(1分)A、felltheboyB、fellheC、didhefallD、didtheboyfell正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析

考查倒装。句意：这个小男孩摔倒了，腿受伤了。副词down放在句首，又因为做主语的是名词，所以句子用完全倒装，选项C是部分倒装，选项D错误，fell应为原形；当主语是代词时不能用完全倒装，故选A。

7、材料

Itwasreallydulltospendmyfirstwinterbreakalone,asIcouldnotgoanywherebecauseofheavysnow.SoIwenttoFindlay,Ohio,wheremyfriendAnnielives.

Anniemadeanappointmentformetomeetaprofessorat4:00p.m.attheUniversityofFindlaythedayafterIarrived.ThenshepickeduphersonLonglongfromtheschool,nexttoherhouse.Iwasalittlesurprisedandcouldn'thelpsaying,“Annie,youcanletLonglongwalkhomefromschool.”Anniesaid,“AreyouthinkingthatIamspoilingmychild?Notatall.ThisisAmerica!Ifmyboyfelldownandgotinjuredinthisbadweather,Iwouldbechargedwithneglectingmychild.”AndthensheturnedtoLonglongandsaid,“IwilldriveAuntZhaototheUniverietyofFindlay.Let'sgotogether.”Longlongcomplained,“No,Mom.Ijustcamebackfromschool.”Ididn'twanttobotherLonglong,soIsuggestedAnnielethimstayathomeandsheandIgotherewithouthim.Annierespondedwithwide-openeyes,“Areyoujoking?Toleavemysonathomealone?Doyouknowthat'sagainstthelawtoleaveachildwhoisunder12athomealoneunattended?”“Iamsorry.Ididn'tknowthat.”Isaid,ThenAnniesaidfirmlytoherson,“Thereisnobargaining.Youdon'twantyourMomtogotojailbecauseofleavingyouathomealone,doyou?”Longlonggaveinandwentwithus.

WhywasLonglongpersuadedtogiveuphisidea?(1分)A、

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law.正确答案选项：参考答案：A

8、材料Withthedevelopmentofscience,moreandmorestudentsdon'tliketakingnotesbyhand.In-stead,theyusedigitalcamerastotakepicturesofthewordsthattheirteacherswriteontheblack-boardorrecordwhattheirteacherssayinclass.

Thechildrenmightthinktherearetoomanynotestotakeortheirteacherswriteorspeaksofastthattheycan'ttakemore（specific）notes.Theyaretryingtofindwaystomakethingseasier,sotheyusedigitalcameras.Infact,childrenareveryclevertomakeuseoftechnology.

Butdodigitalcamerasreallymaketakingnoteseasier?

Notreally.Beforeyoureadnotesfromdigitalcameras,therearealotofthingsyouhavetodo.Tobeginwith,youhavetofindacomputer.Thenyouneedtocopythephotosintothecomputer.Next,youhavetofindaprintertoprintthephotos.Anotherthingisthatyoucan'thearthesoundfromthedigitalcamerasclearlybecausethereisusuallylotsofnoise.Youwillhavetolistentoitslowlyseveraltimesbeforeyouunderstandeverything.

Infact,takingnotesbyhandhasmanyadvantages.Forexample,itcanhelpyourememberandunderstandwhatyouarelearning.Inordertosavetime,youcanchoosethemostimportantthingsorthethingsyoudon'tunderstandtowritedown.Youdon'thavetowritedowneverything.

Don'tbeafraidtotakenotesbyhand.It'sreallyaneffectiveway.Theunderlinedword“specific”means“（）”inChinese.(1分)A、具体的B、可能的C、必需的D、微妙的正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句中的“theirteacherswriteorspeaksofast"可知，他们的老师写得或说得太快，则导致了下文中“记不下更具体的(specific)笔记”。故选A。

9、JohngaveMarymanynewbooks.

(1分)A、状语B、定语C、宾语D、宾补正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查形容词。句意：John给了Mary许多新的书。修饰名词books，所以作定语，选B。

10、“Allarenothere”means“（）”.(1分)A、noneishereB、someofthemarenothereC、allarehereD、noneofthemarenothere正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析【翻译】“Allarenothere”：不是所有的人都在这里。A项“没有人在这里”；B项“他们中的有些人不在这里”；C项“所有人都在这里”；D项“没有人不在这里”，即“所有人都在这里”，意同C项。

本题考查all和否定词not连用时所表达的含义，它是指部分否定，而不是全部否定。所以Allarenothere的意思是有些人不在这里，答案为B。

11、—PlentyofpeoplewenttoAmericain（）·—Sotheydid.Mygrandfatherwasoneofthem.Hewentthereinhis()(1分)A、1990s;thirtiesB、1990s;thirtyC、the1990s;thirtiethD、the1990s;thirties正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查数词的固定用法。句意为：“——20世纪90年代，许多人去了美国。确实如此。我祖父就是其中之一，他30多岁时去了那里。”inthe+整十年代加-s,意为“在……年代”,所以排除A和B;inone's+整十基数词复数，意为“在某人几十岁时”,所以排除C。故选D。

12、材料ManyTVprogramsseemtobequiterealistic,OnewhowatchesTVoftenfeelsthatwhateverhappenedinthefilmmayas（1）happentohim.Withonlyalittleimagination,everymaninthestreetmay（2）tobeathief,oraspyoramurderer.Janehadbeenwatchingaspy（3）atafriend'shome.Initayounggirlhadbeen（4）andmurdered.Shefeltalittle（5）.Shetookatrainbacktothecenterofthecity.Therewerealotofpeople（6）withher,soshefeltmuchsafer.

Amansat（7）her,readinganewspaper.Shethoughtnothingofituntilshesawhimstaringather.Rememberingthefilmandfeelinguncomfortable,she（8）thetrainandwenttothebusstop.Whenhegotonthe（9）busasshedid,shefoundhewasfollowingher.Whenshegotoffthebus,shewasgettingmoreandmorefrightenedasthestreetalmostbecameempty,She（10）asquicklyasshecould.Shecouldhearfootstepsbehindher,butshedidn'tdaretolookoverher（11）.Itseemedtohavebeenhoursbeforeshe（12）thefrontdoor.Shelookedforherkey,butwasunabletofindthem.Thefootstepsstoppedbehindher.Shefeltahandonhershoulder.Insteadoffeelinghandsroundher（13）,however,sheheardapleasant（14）:

“IapologizeifIfrightenedyou.IthoughtI（15）youinthetrain,butIwasnotsure.”Itwasherneighbour!

第(13)选（）(1分)A、arms

B、head

C、neck

D、shoulders正确答案选项：参考答案：C

13、Ilikethesebooksbecausetheyoffermealotof________knowledge.

(1分)A、usefulB、awfulC、uselessD、boring正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析句意:我喜欢这些书，因为它们给我提供了很多有用的知识。考查形容词辨析。useful有用的、有益的;awful可怕的、糟糕的;useless无用的;boring无聊的。根据Iikethesebooks，我喜欢这些书，可知应该是这些书给提供了很多有用的知识，所以useful符合题意,其它选项均语意不通,故答案选A。

14、There（）notallbuildingsinmytownbefore1980.(1分)A、areB、wasC、wereD、havebeen正确答案选项：参考答案：C

15、The（）wereaskedtovisitthisresearchcentre.(1分)A、AmericanB、GermanC、FrenchD、Japanese正确答案选项：参考答案：D

16、Butwhy________somepears?

(1分)A、don’tyoutobuyB、notyoubuyC、don’tbuyD、notbuy正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析但为什么不买些梨呢？whynotdo：为什么不做某事呢?

17、His（）leftathisfriend'shome.(1分)A、belongingswereB、belongingswasC、belongingshaveD、belonginghas正确答案选项：参考答案：A

18、材料OnemorningRaman,atruemasteroftheartofarchery(箭术),invitedhisfavoritestudenttowatchadisplayofhisskill.Thestudenthad（1）thismorethanahundredtimesbefore,buthestillobeyedhis（2）

Together,theywentintoanearbywoodandreachedatall.（3）.Ramanpickedaroseflowerand（4）itononeofthebranchesofthetree.He（5）openedhisbagandtookoutthreeobjects:his（6）,anarrowandawhitehandkerchief.

Ramanstoodonehundredpacesfromthespotwherehehadplacedthe（7）.Facinghistarget,he（8）hisstudenttoblindfold(蒙住眼睛)himwiththehandkerchief.Thestudentdidashisteacher（9）.

“Howoftenhaveyouseenmepracticethesportofarchery?”Ramanaskedhim（10）.

“Everyday,”repliedhisstudent.“Andyouhave（11）managedtohittherosefromthreehundredpacesaway.”

Withhiseyescoveredbythe（12）,Ramanplacedhisfeetfirmlyonthegroundand（13）thebowstring(弓弦)withallhisstrength.Aimingattheroseonthe（14）,heletthearrowfly.Thearrowwhistledthroughtheair,（15）itdidnotevenhitthetree,missingthetargetbyafewmeters.

“DidI（16）it?”saidRaman,removingthehandkerchieffrom

hiseys.

“No,youmissed（17）,”repliedthestudent.“Ithoughtyouweregoingto（18）methepowerofthoughtandyourabilitytoperformmagic.”

“Ihave（19）taughtyouthemostimportantlessonaboutthepowerofthought.”repliedRaman.“Whenyou（20）something,concentrateonlyonthat:Noonewilleverhitatargettheycannotsee.”第2空填（）。(1分)A、teacherB、bossC、fatherD、monitor正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查名词词义辨析。teacher意为“老师”;boss意为“老板”;father意为“父亲”;monitor意为“班长”。根据上文的“hisfavoritestudent”可知，他们是师生关系。故选A。

19、—Whatcolorisit?—It’s____.

(1分)A、applesB、gamesC、blueD、books正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析询问颜色，答案应是颜色

20、材料Foodismostimportantforlife.Withoutitmanwoulddieofhunger（1）theneedforfood,manalsohasneedforhousetoprotecthim（2）heatandcold,windandrain.

Thefirstman'shomeswereverysimple.Thesizeandkindofhousesatthattimewerelimited（3）hisbuildingskillandalsobythethingsforhimtouse.Insomeplaces,man'shomewouldbe（4）morethanalargeholeinthesideofahill,withafireatthegatetogivehimlight,tocookfoodandtokeepdangerousanimalsaway.

Butnowin（5）century,housebuildingworkhasbecomeanimportantindustry.Modernsciencemakesitpossibleformantobuildsomanylarge（6）forgovernmentoffices,shops,schools,hotels,hospitals,churches.…

Asthepopulationoftheworldgrows（7）housesofmanykindsareneeded.

Thehousewiththree（8）fortheaveragefamilywouldnotbe（9）foraveryrichfamily.Theaveragefamiliesalsowanttolivecomfortably.Sopeoplearetryingtheirbesttoimprovetheirhouses（10）itisexpensive,Differentkindsofmodernhousesarebeingdesignedandsomeofthemhavebeenbuiltupforrichfamiliestolivein,andalsosomeforaveragefamilies.

第(8)选（）(1分)A、bedrooms

B、bathrooms

C、sittingrooms

D、classrooms正确答案选项：参考答案：A

21、材料OnemorningRaman,atruemasteroftheartofarchery(箭术),invitedhisfavoritestudenttowatchadisplayofhisskill.Thestudenthad（1）thismorethanahundredtimesbefore,buthestillobeyedhis（2）

Together,theywentintoanearbywoodandreachedatall.（3）.Ramanpickedaroseflowerand（4）itononeofthebranchesofthetree.He（5）openedhisbagandtookoutthreeobjects:his（6）,anarrowandawhitehandkerchief.

Ramanstoodonehundredpacesfromthespotwherehehadplacedthe（7）.Facinghistarget,he（8）hisstudenttoblindfold(蒙住眼睛)himwiththehandkerchief.Thestudentdidashisteacher（9）.

“Howoftenhaveyouseenmepracticethesportofarchery?”Ramanaskedhim（10）.

“Everyday,”repliedhisstudent.“Andyouhave（11）managedtohittherosefromthreehundredpacesaway.”

Withhiseyescoveredbythe（12）,Ramanplacedhisfeetfirmlyonthegroundand（13）thebowstring(弓弦)withallhisstrength.Aimingattheroseonthe（14）,heletthearrowfly.Thearrowwhistledthroughtheair,（15）itdidnotevenhitthetree,missingthetargetbyafewmeters.

“DidI（16）it?”saidRaman,removingthehandkerchieffrom

hiseys.

“No,youmissed（17）,”repliedthestudent.“Ithoughtyouweregoingto（18）methepowerofthoughtandyourabilitytoperformmagic.”

“Ihave（19）taughtyouthemostimportantlessonaboutthepowerofthought.”repliedRaman.“Whenyou（20）something,concentrateonlyonthat:Noonewilleverhitatargettheycannotsee.”第17空填（）。(1分)A、completelyB、suddenlyC、quicklyD、carefully正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查副词词义辨析。cmpletely意为“完全地”;suddenly意为“突然地”;quickly意为“迅速地”;carefully意为“仔细地”。根据语境可知，因为箭离目标很远，所以此处是完全偏差了。故选A。

22、—Howaboutgoingoutforawalk?—________.Wehavebeenathomeforthewholeafternoon.

(1分)A、HaveanicetimeB、It’smypleasureC、ComeonD、Iabsolutelyagree正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析

考查日常用语。句意：——出去散散步怎么样？——我完全同意。我们整个下午都呆在家里。AHaveanicetime玩得愉快；BIt’smypleasure我很乐意；CComeon过来，加油；DIabsolutelyagree我完全同意。根据下文Wehavebeenathomeforthewholeafternoon.可知，后者对于前者出去散步的建议是很赞同的。故选D。

23、—Whenwillthevisasbeready,sir?—_______everythinggoeswell,youshouldgetthemin14workdays.

(1分)A、AlthoughB、AsfarasC、UnlessD、Aslongas正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查情景对话中条件状语从句的连词。句意：---先生，签证什么时候能准备好？---只要一切进展顺利，14天后你就能得到他们了。Although尽管，Asfaras就……而言，远到，Unless除非，Aslongas只要，带有假设的语意在内。根据语境分析可知前半分句是在陈述条件，表示只要一切顺利的话，签证在14天后就能得到。所以选A。

24、材料“Dad,I'msureIcandoitwellthistime,Ipromise.”Isaidtomyselfandwentuptothestageandbeganmyplay…

FinallyI（1）frommypianoandtookabowtothepeopleinthehall.Therewasa（2）andthenloudapplause(掌声)burstout.IknewI（3）it.Tearsfilledmyeyes.ThenI（4）threeyearsagorightherewhenitwasmyturntoplay.I（5）thehallandsawmydad.Hesatattheendofa（6）withaseriousface.

SuddenlyIbecame（7）.Ihadpracticedmypieceformonths,（8）thenitseemedtherewassomethingwrongwithmyfingers.Iforcedoutsome（9）tuneandleftthestageintears.I（10）.

Onthewayhomemyfatherdidn'tsayevenaword.Hejust（11）thecarinsilence.Ididn'tsayanythingeither.WhatcouldIsay,really,afterwhatI'ddone?Iknewhow（12）Dadworkedtoearnenoughmoney（13）mypiano.Thattimehewas.（14）tocometoacompetition,butIlethimdown.

Ididn'trememberhowwegothome.Dadneversaidawordtheentirewayhome,andhenever（15）oneofmycompetitionsagain.Inevergotoverthehurtofhaving.（16）thepersonImostwantedtomakeproud.I’d（17）morethanmycompetitionthatafternoon.IfeltasifI'dlostthekeytomyfather'sheart,andhediedbeforeIcould（18）itagain.

“God,whydidn'tyougivemea（19）tomakeituptohim?”I'doftenasked.

Iwonfirstprizeinthecontestnow.HowIwishmyfathercouldsharethe（20）momentwithme!第12空填（）。(1分)A、quicklyB、hardC、warmlyD、happily正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查副词词义辨析。quickly意为“迅速地”;hard意为“努力地”;warmly意为“温暖地”;happily意为“高兴地”。此处指父亲挣钱很辛苦。故选B。

25、TheUnitedNations（）in1945.(1分)A、wasestablishedB、wereestablishedC、hadbeenestablishedD、established正确答案选项：参考答案：A

26、材料Bookstoresaresecondhomesforreaders.Althoughmanypeoplecannowbuybooksonline,manyreadersstilllikethefeelinginbookstores.Theycantouchthebooksandsmelltheprint.

InChina,therearemanyspecialbookstores.SanlianTaofenBookstorebecamethefirst24-hourbookstoreinBeijingatthebeginningofApril.PopularHoldingsinShanghaiisafilm-themedbook-store.Ithasfilmbooksandposters.EsliteBookstoreinTaiwanoftenhasactivitiesliketalkswithfamouswriters.

Atthesametime,bookstoresoutsideChinacanbeverycolorful,too.ScarthinBooksisasmallbookstoreintheUK.Itsellsnewandsecond-handbooks.Therearemorethan100,000bookslyingontheshelvesofthestore's12rooms.Bart'sBooksintheUSisagoodplacetoenjoythesun-shinewhileyouarereadingbooks.It'sanoutdoorbookstore.Bookshelvesareonthestreet.Whenthestoreisclosed,peoplecanstillbuybooks.Theyjustputmoneyintothedoor'scoinbox.Wherecanyoufindacafe,barandbookstoreinjustoneplace?TheanswerisprobablyElPenduloinMexico.Bookslinethewallsofthestore.Onthesecondfloor,visitorscanordereverydaymealsinthecafeanddrinksfromthebar.Inordertokeepcool,therearegreenplantsandtreesinside.Doesitlooklikeapark?Peoplecanstillbuybooksat（）whenit'sclosed.(1分)A、Bart'sBooksB、PopularHoldingsC、EsliteBookstoreD、ElPendulo正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析细节理解题。根据第三段第五到八句“Bart'sBooksintheUSisagoodplacetoenjoythesunshinewhileyouarereadingbooks.It'sanoutdoorbookstore.Bookshelvesareonthestreet.Whenthestoreisclosed,peoplecanstillbuybooks.”可知，当书店关门时，人们仍然可以在Bart'sBooks买到书。故选A。

27、Itwasnotuntilmidnight（）thenoiseofthestreetstopped.(1分)A、thatB、whichC、sinceD、when正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查强调句。句意为：“直到半夜，街上的噪音才停止。”强调句结构：“Itis/was+被强调部分+that/who+句子其他成分.”,当被强调的是人时，用who或that,其余的情况一律用that。分析句子结构可知，此句强调的是时间状语notuntilmidnight,所以应用that。故选A。

28、—Say,Jenny,willyoucomewithmetothepartyonFriday.—________,Peter,butIpromisedAliceI’dgowithher.

(1分)A、MypleasureB、ForgetitC、NoproblemD、Thanks正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析

考查交际用语。句意：—喂，珍妮，你星期五能和我一起去参加晚会吗?—谢谢，彼得，但我答应爱丽丝和她一起去。AMypleasure别客气；BForgetit算了吧，别再提了；CNoproblem没问题；DThanks谢谢。对于对方的邀请表示感谢并委婉拒绝，情景对话要从礼貌出发，某人邀请对方一块去，对此，即使是不去，也应表示感谢（Thanks），然后用but来陈述理由。故选D。

29、Tomislookingforwardto_____

achancetovisitthemodernChina

(1分)A、havingB、haveC、hasD、had正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析汤姆期待着有机会访问现代中国。lookforwardto中的to为介词，一般介词后面加动词时，要用ing形式。

30、材料Standinginthestore'sentrance,I（1）thisstrangesight.MydadhadjustdroppedmeofftoshopforChristmas（2）,butmybrotherandhisfriendshadamorenoble（3）forshopping.

“DoyouthinkCaitlinwilllikethis?”oneoftheboysasked.Andmybrother,lookingrather（4）.wasstandinginfrontofashelfofsocks.“OK.Thepinkonewouldbeagoodidea,”I（5）.Hepickeduponeandpresentedittomefor（6）.

Theyusedupalltheir（7）,someofwhichtheyhadsavedupoverthecourseoftheyearforChristmasgifts.But,theyhadall（8）tospenditonCaitlin.