Peter hadn’t really believed that Dad would do that. In order to 1 a young girl， he had to send Grandpa away.

But here was the 2 that Dad had bought for Grandpa， and in the morning he’d be going away. “Now， isn’t that a 3

blanket！” said the old man， 4 it， “And there’ll be few blankets that 5 this one！”

It was obvious that the old man was trying to comfort the boy.

“Oh， yes，” said Peter. He didn’t want to cry and， Grandpa was too 6 for that. Meanwhile Dad came in with a girl following， who was going to be Peter’s mother.

Dad didn’t say anything 7 the girl came forward and spoke to Grandpa 8 ， “I won’t be here when you leave in the morning， so I came over to say goodbye.” “It’s kind of you，” said Grandpa. Then the girl 9 the blanket. “It’s a fine blanket，” she turned to Dad and said to him 10 ， “That blanket really costs something.”

Dad cleared his 11 and said， “I wanted him to have the best.”

“It’s double， too，” she said， as if accusing Dad.

“I 12 whether an old man like him needs a double blanket！” She said loudly.

“Oh， she’s right，” Peter said. “Here， Dad，” and he 13 out a pair of scissors， “Cut the blanket in two.” All of them stared at the boy， 14 . He cried out， “And keep the other half. A single blanket’s 15 for an old man. We’ll 16 the other half， which is useful some day.”

“What do you 17 by that？” asked Dad. “Dad， when you’re old and I’m sending you away with the other half.” There was a 18 . Then Dad went over to Grandpa and stood before him， not speaking. But Grandpa understood. He 19 to his son， “It’s all right， son. I knew you didn’t mean it.” And then Peter 20 .

But it didn’t matter—because they were all crying together.

1. A. adoptB. marryC. seeD. employ

2. A. blanketB. carC. houseD. food

3. A. newB. wornC. fineD. cheap

4. A. makingB. mendingC. measuringD. smoothing

5. A. compareB. equalC. suitD. reward

6. A. experiencedB. oldC. kindD. skilled

7. A. whileB. thenC. otherwiseD. unless

8. A. impatientlyB. disappointedlyC. prettilyD. sadly

9. A. showedB. coveredC. presentedD. noticed

10. A. firmlyB. warmlyC. coldlyD. happily

11. A. throatB. bedC. handsD. eyes

12. A. guessB. wonderC. imagineD. believe

13. A. carriedB. brokeC. heldD. turned

14. A. satisfiedB. amusedC. delightedD. astonished

15. A. enoughB. thickC. muchD. little

16. A. destroyB. sellC. saveD. throw

17. A. doB. meanC. wantD. know

18. A. thingB. goalC. sceneD. silence

19. A. shoutedB. whisperedC. pointedD. leaned

20. A. laughedB. leftC. criedD. returned