.Whenever the bare trees and grey skies of mid-November start to get me down and I start to mope about how autumn always ends too early, I go to a special place in my mind. This place　1　a beautiful memory that I cherish to this day.

　　It was many years ago when my　2　children were still young. A warm Indian Summer had blessed us with a beautiful Wednesday. It was the　3　before Thanksgiving and my wife was baking pumpkin pies to　4　to her Mom’s house for Thanksgiving dinner, so I　5　to take the three kids to a local　6　for the afternoon. Mighty Oak trees throughout the park had　7　down a blanket of dry leaves on the ground. I found an old　8　tree branch nearby and decided to make some good　9　of it. Using it as a rake I slowly made several huge piles of　10　on the side of a hill. Then I called my　11　over. They knew just what to do.

　　The next hour was spent jumping and　12　in the leaves. We took turns burying each other. We played hide and seek. We　13　to be leaf monsters. And we saw who could make the biggest splash in the　14　and crunchy piles. It was a magical time full of smiles, laughter, and the simple joys of childhood. After that day we made many more happy　15　to the park to play in the leaves.

　　Happy　16　of loving times are a lot like those fallen leaves in November. They nourish the soil of our souls and　17　new life inside of us whenever we think of them. They give us the strength to keep on creating fresh　18　and a new Springtime everyday of our lives. This Thanksgiving then gives a special “Thank You” to God for all of your happy memories and　19　times. And also whenever you　20　the chance, jump in the leaves!

　　1. A. destroys B. holdsC. obeysD. overlooks

　　2. A. healthyB. perfect C. grownD. overweight

　　3. A. weekB. monthC. dayD. year

　　4. A. show B. bring C. takeD. lead

　　5. A. hesitated B. doubted C. wanted D. decided

　　6. A. schoolB. hospital C. office D. park

　　7. A. laidB. lied C. lay D. passed

　　8. A. fallenB. disabledC. puzzledD. private

　　9. A. useB. efforts C. fuss D. point

　　10. A. branches B. leavesC. soil D. sands

　　11. A. pupils B. childrenC. fellows D. friends

　　12. A. receivingB. picking C. burningD. playing

　　13. A. pretendedB. imagined C. accepted D. thought

　　14. A. green B. wet C. dryD. brown

　　15. A. recordsB. voyagesC. tripsD. routines

　　16. A. richestB. cleverestC. worstD. memories

　　17. A. hold upB. take up C. bring upD. bring forth

　　18. A. air B. joyC. vegetable D. story

　　19. A. amazingB. lovingC. terrible D. frightening

　　20. A. getB. replace C. reform D. harvest

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