1 . 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 (节日) that is especially popular with 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 until they reached the old temple (寺庙) at the __________ of the mountain.

After they were inside the temple, they drank their water and ate their mooncakes — delicious homemade ones, __________ of dried fruit and nuts. Outside, on the mountain, young people __________ cross-legged in circles, chatting and telling each other jokes. And still, 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 __________ up from the gray city in the valley below them. But during the night, the sound continued to be heard from the distance.

3 . Every Christmas, we get “The Box” from my uncle, who owns a local sporting goods store. He _________ uniforms to the sports teams and does T-shirt printing for parties. Every Christmas, instead of _________from his shop, he sends us the rejects(废品).

One year, we got caps that sported a company’s misspelled _________ . It was “Lovie’s Mower Service” _________ “Louie’s Mower Service”.

Another year, we got a birthday party T shirt for a woman’s ninety sixth birthday when it was _________ to be her ninety seventh birthday. And another time we all got green football socks that weren’t exactly the _________ color for the football team that had _________ them.

You never know what you’re going to get out of “The Box”, so we play a _________   with it on Christmas Eve. My father _________ one item at a time, and each of us has the __________ to keep it or not. It goes around the whole __________ in a circle, and if someone wants it, he __________ it, if no one wants it, it goes in the pile to charity.

We have had a million __________ over the years, with family reunion shirts, baseball pants, and different minor league baseball teams’ clothes with colorful names. “The Box” never __________ us.

I’m not sure what we will do if my uncle runs out of things to send us! It’s a __________ , if a bit strange, Christmas tradition.

4 . Agnes Lloyd’s 70th birthday came, but the day went normally. Her husband _______ many years ago. She had not heard from her children for a long time, which was _______.

The last bell of the day rang. She picked up her _______ and walked towards her car planning to buy herself a chocolate dessert although her doctors don’t _______ it for her age. But who cares? It was her birthday, and she _______ it.

The thought made her smile as she _______ her car when a sudden “MRS. LLOYD!” _______ her. Agnes dropped her purse onto the ground. She looked around and was _______ by what she saw.

Her students were standing there carrying birthday signs. She hadn’t _______ they had prepared such a surprise for her. Her student Christian came over, picking up her purse, and ________ her to the rest as they all started singing Happy Birthday.

As the song continued, tears ________ in her eyes. As they finished the song, small pieces of coloured paper began flying all over the place ________. But that wasn’t the best part.

Some of the students parted and her three children stepped out holding a birthday cake with two ________ that formed the number 70. “Happy birthday. Mom!” They exclaimed together, and that’s when Agnes lost her ________ for the first time.

Don’t forget your parents, ________ your life gets busy. We need to act and remind them that they are loved.

5 . Pumpkin carving at Halloween is a family tradition. We visit a local farm every October. In the pumpkin field, I ________ with my three brothers and sister to seek out the biggest pumpkin. My dad has a ________ that we have to carry our pumpkins back home, and as the eldest child I have an advantage—I carried an 85-pounder back last year.

This year, it was hard to tell whether my prize or the one chosen by my 14-year-old brother, Jason, was the winner. ________ , we forgot to weigh them before taking out their insides, but I was determined to prove my ________ . All of us were hard at work at the kitchen table, with my mom filming the ________ event. I’m still unsure now why I forced my head inside the pumpkin, but it seemed to make perfect sense at the time. With the pumpkin resting on the table, hole uppermost, I bent over and ________ my head against the opening. At first I got jammed just above my eyes and then, as I went on with my task, unwilling to quit, my nose ________ prevented entry. Finally I managed to put my whole head into it, like a cork forced into a bottle. To my surprise, I was able to straighten up with the huge pumpkin resting on my shoulders. ________ , my excitement was short-lived. The pumpkin was too heavy for me to carry on for a long time. With Jason helping to ________ its weight, I bent back over the table to give it somewhere to rest, but in vain. When I pulled ________ , my nose got in the way. I got into a ________ as I pressed firmly against the table and moved my head around trying to find the right angle, but it was ________ . “I can’t get it out!” I shouted, my voice sounding unnaturally loud in the ________ space.

Eventually, Dad ________ to break the pumpkin with a knife; meanwhile, I realized the camera had been rolling the whole time! My family had an ________ moment that we would always treasure, and my father broke the rule, announcing that both my brother and I were winners!

8 . A couple months before my wedding, I decided to hire a day of coordinator (协调员) to help ____ things at the venue (举办场地). I am a planner with a type A personality, who can do anything just to achieve my vision perfectly. So the thought of giving someone else ____ over my special day that I had planned for an entire year was ____.

After some googling, I ____ A Touch of Grace and had a phone meeting with Amanda for the Wrap Up Service. Just speaking with her for the initial call ____ many of my worries. She was ____ to talk to, professional, ____, and sounded like she knew her stuff. I had spoken to a couple other coordinators ____ to her and none of them ____ her. Not once did she make me feel like I didn’t know anything or force any ____ on me.

In the last weeks before the wedding, I met with Amanda ____ a couple of times, talked on the phone a couple of times, and communicated regularly via email. She was great at looking at all of my plans and adding in her ____ for things I didn’t think of. I was also able to meet up with her and handed her some ____ so that she could set up for me at the venue. Not only did they set up, after the dancing time on the ____ day, Amanda and her team also sorted everything out. By the time the wedding ended, most of our stuff had been ____, ready to be taken away.

I had a lot ____ for my wedding day and Amanda really helped make sure everything went ____. Amanda was also good at turning around people who ____ our table to chat with us. She made sure that we were able to ____ during our assigned time without interruption, in case I kept talking and not eating.

My thanks to Amanda are truly beyond words. She was so amazing that I’m extremely glad she was the one helping me make my ____ come true on my wedding day.

10 . A new year is a powerful occasion: It’s a time when we ____ our gratitude for the past and our hopes for the future. And it’s a chance to welcome a fresh ____ to recover our enthusiasm for chasing goals and dreams.

Organizers of the popular Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration in New York City will go ____ when people welcome 2021.

It’s the first time in 114 years that a massive crowd will not be ___ in the iconic destination to ring in the new year.

In an effort to ____ the spread of coronavirus, the Times Square Alliance announced Wednesday that the festivities will now be a “virtually enhanced celebration” that will come to partygoers ____ they are.

The ____ will also feature socially-distanced live elements and a limited group of in-person honorees(获奖者) who will reflect the “themes, challenges and inspirations of 2020,” the Times Square Alliance said in a press release .

“One thing that will never ____ is the ticking of time and the arrival of a new year at midnight on December 31st,” said Tim Tompkins, president of the Times Square Alliance.

“____ this year there will be significantly new and enhanced virtual, visual and digital offerings to complement whatever limited live entertainment or experiences.”

On December 3lst, the Ball will ____ in Times Square as in the previous years.