39 things to the houses of the poor. He did this at night 40 so that no one knew, because he wanted no 41 . He just wanted to help others.
At that time, there were three poor 42 in his town. Both of their parents died. They could hardly 43 enough money to make a living. Nicholas felt sorry for them and 44 to do something to 45 them.
On Christmas Eve, when everyone was 46 ,Nicholas walked through the streets to the house where the three sisters lived. Quietly, he 47 onto the roof and dropped three bags of 48 into the chimney(烟囱). It so happened that the three sisters had 49 their stockings(长袜)before they went to bed. The stockings had been 50 by the fire to dry. When Nicholas dropped the gold, each bag fell into a stocking.
The three sisters were surprised and 51 to find the three bags of gold in their stockings the next morning. Now they didn’t have to worry about their 52 as they could use the gold to get food. Soon, the story began to get around. Other 53 began to hang up stockings on Christmas Eve 54 finding bags of gold when they woke up the next morning.
Over the years, Saint Nicholas became connected with Christmas. The 55 of hanging stockings up by the chimney on Christmas Eve is known all over the world. And Santa Claus, became the most popular guest to children on Christmas.
36. A. hated
B. refused
C. failed
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