問題詳情：
It was at least two months (21) _____ Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle. As Christmas drew (22) ____ (near), her dream for a bicycle seemed to fade(逐漸消失), for she didn’t mention it again. We bought some beautiful story books for her and thought she would be happy to see them. However, on December 24, she said that she wanted a bike more than anything else. It was just too late. We were busy with all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last-minute gifts, (23) ______ (take) the time to select the “right bike” for our little girl. So, here we were Christmas Eve around 9:00 p.m, with Almie and her six- year-old brother, Dylan, in their beds. Now we (24) ____ only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child. “ What if I make a little bicycle out of clay(泥) and write a note (25) _____ she could trade the clay bike in for a real bike?” her dad he spent the next four hours patiently working with clay (26) _____ (make) a tiny clay bike. (27) _____ Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and (28) ______ (read) the note aloud. “Does this mean that I can trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?” (29) ______ (smile), I said, “Yes.” Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made for me. I’d rather keep this than get (30) ______ real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth to buy her very bicycle in the world!
【回答】
before; nearer; taking; could; that; to make; On; read; smiling; a
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