For Sara's family, decorating the yard was always a celebration for the New year. This year it was Sara's father's turn to hang colorful lights all round their roof according to family tradition.
On New Year's Eve, light enveloped the whole house. Everything seemed to be going fine until misfortune happened: Sara's father passed away suddenly. Sara was very sad. However, seeing the hanging lights, she was in a state of feeling happy, gaining a tiny thread of relief.
The lights reminded her of her beloved father. Taking them down meant the final connection with her father would disappear, which she wasn't ready to accept. So she kept them. One day in March, Sara received a typed note in the mail. "Take your New Year's lights down!" The letter read, which made Sara angry. She couldn't hold back her anger, and shared it with her story online. Messages of support flooded into Sara's inbox quickly. Besides, one day, Sara was driving back home and surprised to find that New Year's decorations reappeared on houses in her neighborhood—her neighbors had made a collective (共同的) decision to hang their lights back up in honor of her father!
She never learned the sender's identity. But for her, that hurtful deed was far less important than so many acts of kindness. A few weeks later, Sara eventually took down the decorations. "It was hard. But due to all the support and love, it was not as hard as I thought."
1）第一节 根据文本内容从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填入文本图示中，每词限用一次，有两词为多余选项（每小题 1 分，共 10 分）
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Sara's New Year Lights
It isfor Sara's family to celebrate the New Year by decorating the yard. | → | Sara's fatherthe colorful lights all round their roof. |
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, Sara's father died suddenly and she was in great. | → | The lights were aof her father, so Sara wasto take them down. |
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Sara received a typed note asking her to take the New Year's lights down, which made her . | → | Sarait with her story online and messages of support came flooding in. |
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Sara was surprised to find theof the New Year's decorations in her neighborhood. | → | Because of theand support of her neighbors, Sara was relieved and decided to take down the decorations. |
2）第二节 根据文本内容回答下列问题（共 10 分）
Why did Sara feel happy when seeing the hanging lights and what did she decide to do with the colorful lights?
What's the purpose of Sara sharing the typed note with her story online?
How did Sara feel when she made a decision to take down the decorations?
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