1 . Soon the fire was burning bright, and everyone’s spirits lifted. The kids _________ when Dad handed them each a piece of candy, and Mrs. Clark looked on with a(n) _________ that probably hadn’t crossed her face since her husband died last year.

“God bless you,” she said. Dad _________ that everyone try on the shoes before we left. I was _________ when they all fit, and I wondered _________ he had known what sizes to get. Dad _________ each of the kids in his big arms and gave them a hug. They became attached to(依恋)him and didn’t want us to _________.

At the door, Dad invited Mrs. Clark and the children _________ for Christmas dinner the next day. With a look of deep _________, Mrs. Clark nodded.

On the way back home, Dad explained that he and Mom had ____________ money here and there all year long to buy me a dress for Christmas. But yesterday, when he had seen little Jake with his feet ____________ in gunnysacks(黄麻袋),Dad knew what he had to do. “I ____________ that money on some shoes and a little candy for those children. I hope you understand,” he said.

I understood very ____________. My father had given me a gift much ____________ than a dress. He gave me the look on Mrs. Clark’s face, the smiles of her three children, and the best Christmas ____________ of my life.

2 . It was the night of the full moon, a time which always drives Java’s young people mad with excitement.

Fireworks were lit long before the moon ______. The big noise brought people out into the warm night to enjoy the interesting scene. Everywhere, there were the paper remains of _____fireworks lying on the ground. Little boys______more and covered their ears as they waited ______ for the explosions.

The moon appeared above the horizon(地平线) : huge,______ball high above the city, and the ______ filled with people, as Java began to enjoy one of the year's greatest ______: ' the Night of the Full Moon', a festival that is especially popular ______young people.

More and more young Javanese _____ together and walked slowly through the _______ Joking and chatting, they moved towards the mountain ______the city. They continued to climb ______ they reached the old temple at the ______of the mountain. After they were ______ the temple, they drank their water and ate their moon-cakes -- delicious home-made ones, ___of dried fruit and nuts. Outside, on the mountain, young people_____cross-legged in circles, chatting and telling each other jokes. And ______, in their hundreds, more young people continued to make their way up the mountain to ______the brightly shining moon.

By midnight, the fireworks had stopped shooting up from the_____city in the valley below them. But during the night, the sound____to be heard from the distance.

3 . Do you know why there is a little angel on the top of the Christmas tree?

One particular Christmas season a long time ago, Santa was _______ his usual trip. But there were ______ everywhere. Four of his elves(小精灵) got ______, and the trainee(学徒工) elves did not produce the toys as fast as the _______ ones, so Santa was beginning to feel the pressure of being behind ______. Then Mrs. Claus told Santa that her mom was coming to visit; this ______ Santa even more.

When he went to ride the deer, he found that three of them were about to give birth and that two had _______ the fence and were out—heaven knows where.

Then when he began to load the sled(雪橇), one of the boards ______ and the toy bag fell to the ground and the toys were everywhere. So, ______, Santa went into the house for a cup of coffee and a little wine. When he went to the ________, he discovered that the elves had ________ the wine and there was nothing to_________.

In his frustration, he ________ dropped the coffeepot and it broke into thousands of little pieces all over the kitchen _______. He went to get the broom and found that mice had _______ the straw which it was made of. Just then the doorbell _______ and Santa cursed(咒骂) on his way to the door. He _______ the door and there was a little angel with a big Christmas ________.

Smiling, the angel said, very _______,”Merry Christmas, Santa. Isn’t it just a lovely day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to put it?” This cheered Santa up.

_______ began the tradition of the little angel on the top of the tree.

4 . Here I must put in a few words about my experience here in China. If I have _______ with a Chinese host, he always presses(硬塞给)_______ food onto my plate as soon as I have emptied the previous helping(份额). That often makes me _________awkward(尴尬). I have to eat the food even if I don’t _________ it, because it is _________ manners in the West to _______ one’s food on the plate. I have also _______ that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he often _________ the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or _________. This might be good manners in China, but it is certainly__________ in the West. In the United States, it is____________ to keep asking someone again and again or press something on him. Americans are very ____________. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “__________”. Here’s an example: When an American is offered __________ by the host, and he doesn’t feel like beer, he will probably say, “No, thanks. I just don’t feel like it. I’ll   ____________   some Pepsi-Cola （百事可乐）if you have it.” That is __________ an American will do. ____________are taught that “Honesty is the best policy”. But in some countries, courtesy(谦虚) might be more important than ____________. So when I am here in China, I have to observe（遵循） the __________ here. But when you go to ____________, you had better “Do as the Romans do.”

Most people who work in London get a break of about an hour for lunch._______they mostly live too far from home to go back there_______lunch, they have to_______other arrangements for their midday meal.

Many large companies have a canteen (自助食堂) for their employees. In_______canteens the food served is simple but_______, and there is some_______of choice. But the number of dishes_______ usually small. The employees themselves fetch their dishes_______a counter at which they are_______. There they can find a tray on__________ to carry their knives, forks, spoons, plates, cups, saucers,________, of course, their food. A meal in a canteen is inexpensive and may________of soup, fish and chips or meat and two vegetables,________fruit or pudding of some   ____________ as dessert. Some companies that do not run a canteen________their staff with luncheon-vouchers (午餐券), which many restaurants will accept in________of money.

As there are so many people________work in London, there are numerous cafes and restaurants in every area that is not purely residential. A meal________cost anything from a modest sum to quite a few pounds,________on the restaurant and the food chosen.________, one can generally get a meal, or at least a snack, in a pub. In recent years there has also been a big increase in the number of ‘take-away’ food shops of all kinds.