1 . Christmas was approaching. I still hadn’t prepared a gift for my wife Donna. However, Donna was good at _________things, and she would have _________gifts for everyone long before Christmas.

We had just moved to Italy and were still _________.While Donna was away on business, I continued working on the _________so that we could live in it comfortably. I also cared for Princess, Donna’s beloved cat. One day, she rushed out and was gone!

Northern Italy is usually _________warm, so she wouldn’t_________. But she might have to handle feral (野生的) cats. Our holidays would be _________if Princess wasn’t back before Christmas. Therefore, I made a poster with a (n) _________of Princess, a hurried drawing and a promised pay back. Soon, people visited me with various feral cats because of my unclear drawing or the _________I offered, I could never ____________a hungry animal. So many cats moved into our yard soon.

Donna’s daily calls continued, and so did my daily visits. I still didn’t mention the ____________.Donna finally returned and showed me the gifts for Princess as we drove home, while ____________considered how to ____________the news.

When approaching our home, Donna shouted, “You give me the best Christmas gift!” I was ____________ . Looking around, I saw Princess playing with other cats in our yard! Then I realized Donna misunderstood my ____________.Anyway, that was how I avoided the possible blame and gave Donna a Christmas gift at the last minute again.

3 . Super Nintendo World theme park

The Super Nintendo World theme park is to open in Japan next year, and has opened a Mario Cafe and Shop before the________.

Opening this month, it is the first Mario Cafe and Store in the world which will have exclusive（独有的） ________ and souvenirs. Pancake sandwiches in the ________ of Mrio’s and Luigi’s hats will be ________ . Cream sodas and soft drinks in super mushroom cups will also be ________, along with Nintendo ________.

While exact dates have not been given, it aims to open early 2021. Japan remains off the travel list for Brits. Japan is not letting UK ________ into the country ________ British people will have to wait a while longer to visit.

Fans of the game will be able to play Yoshi’s Adventures, a ride which takes ________ along a track with views of the park as well as animatronics scenes. Guests will sit in Yoshi-themed cars________ they travel throughout the land. There will also be a real-life Mario kart ride where you can ________ your friends.

In the park, guests will play Super Mario in real life ________ “power-up bands”. The bands will track and sync（同步） activities ________ walking around the park, letting guests collect________ and compete with other people. The bands have six options________ on the characters ----Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Toad and Yoshi.

The app will show visitors ________ to find coins, and feature a map of the attractions. After________a profile, fans of the games can beat each other.

Last year, Tom Williams explained that the scores could be sent back to the game console to________for another visit. An officer with Universal Creative, Thierry Coup said, “think of Super Nintendo World as a life-size, living video game where you are a ________ . You are not just playing the game but living in the game.”

The next Nintendo land is ________ to open in Universal Studios Hollywood, with Orlando opening after that. There are also rumors of a Donkey Kong and Princess Peach ride at the Super Nintendo Land in Universal Studios Orlando.