Christmas is a great time. Everyone is so excited and the streets are full of lights.

One Christmas Eve, Sophie was     1     her last-minute preparations at home when she heard a loud knock at the door. It was Elisha, and she looked very     2     “What’s wrong, Elisha?” asked Sophie. “I forgot to     3     a present for Father Christmas!” said Elisha. “A present for Santa? But we     4     expect him to bring us presents. We don’t have to give him anything!” said Sophie. “Well, that’s just my point. Santa is so kind to all of     5     every year. It’s time we thought of Father Christmas for a change. Don’t you agree, Sophie?” said Elisha. So Sophie decided not to say anything and to     6     Elisha collect some gifts. She followed Elisha as they     7     nearly everyone in the street. Elisha went home and put all the     8     in a big box. “Where shall we leave it, to be sure Father Christmas finds it?” asked Elisha. “Let’s     9     the presents under the Christmas tree in the square,” said Sophie.

At that time, Sophie realized that Elisha     10     right—giving a present to someone you love makes you very, very happy!

New Year’s Eve (除夕) is the last day of the lunar year and one of the     1     traditional holidays in China. People usually celebrate it by having a big family dinner. No matter how far and how busy, all the family     2     will come home and eat the dinner.

For this year’s Spring Festival family dinner, it’s the first time that my son     3     a table at the best restaurant. But I’m a bit     4     about the choice. For me, it just won’t feel like Spring Festival to have the dinner out. I don’t understand why some people prefer eating out.

When I was a little boy, the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival was     5     what I looked forward to most. It was not simply for the delicious food     6     we seldom ate. More importantly, it was a chance for the whole family     7     together. It was also a chance to communicate and understand each other. I would run around the house, listening to the adults chatting about     8     year and watching parents cooking dishes. In the evening, all of us would sit around the table, enjoying the food. The simple, homemade dishes tasted     9     than anything cooked by a top chef.

I hope that, in the future, my children and their children     10     the memories of preparing the dinner together. To me, the process is even more important than the dinner itself.

Our clothes will become small with our growth. Some books and     1     will be not used any more.     2     will you deal with these old things? Don’t worry! Here’s a good way. Online shopping will help you. Online shopping is     3     more and more popular now.

We can bid (竞价) for the     4     goods (商品、货品) online, such as books, dolls, clothing and used cars. We can     5     less money on     6     goods. Also, we can sell the things well through the Internet. There are many world online market places     7     the Internet.

    8     we want to buy or sell something online, we must become the member of one of them     9    .

Let’s buy and sell things online. Let’s enjoy     10     online.

With the help of the Internet, shopping is not a     1     job. Just click your mouse to     2     the product you like, and the shopping is finished. You needn’t walk out     3     the room. It seems easy     4     quick. But there’s a trap (陷阱)     5     sometimes. If you are careless, it will bring you some trouble (麻烦). You may find the colour of the product is (不同的)     6     from what you want, or the     7     is either (要么) too small or too     8    . If you want to be different, you’d better not     9     online and go out, you will     10     many people wear the same clothes in the street.

Do you often go shopping? You go to the clothes     1     and see a lot of clothes. Can you buy the     2     clothes for yourself? Here are some ideas for you.

First, ask     3     a question: What style (款式) of clothes do I want? In this way, you can know the style of clothes.

Then, choose the     4    . You can find some clothes in all colors. Some people like red and others like green.

Next, find the right size. If you are     5    , you can choose Size S.

Finally, ask the shopkeeper to give you a good price.