Christmas Day, the 25th of December, is the 1___ festival in the Christian countries of the world. Christmas Day is particularly enjoyed by children, who get very excited because 2__ the presents they know they are going to receive. Small children believe that 3___ presents are brought by Father Christmas. Father Christmas is a kind old man who, the children are told, lives at the North Pole. He 4___ through the sky on a sledge(雪橇) which is pulled by deer and loaded with presents. Stopping on the roofs the houses, he enters by 5___ down the chimney(烟囱)。 When small children go to bed on Christmas Eve, they 6___ a stocking at the end of their beds. Their parents order them not 7_ to look at Father Christmas or he will not leave them _8_ . When they wake up, they find their stockings ____9__with presents. Children __10___ very excited on Christmas morning and always wake up early. Christmas is a family celebration. As 11___ of the family as possible gather together to eat, play party games and, these days, watch the special Christmas programmes on TV. Everyone 12__ two or three days off work for Christmas. In Britain the day after Christmas is __13 Boxing Day. This is a great day for ___14 , and many go out to watch football matches, etc. 15__ most people stay at home and have a lazy day.
答案：
1.biggest, 2.of, 3. their, 4.travels, 5.climbing,
6.hang, 7.to try, 8.anything, 9.filled, 10.are,
11.many, 12.gets, 13.called, 14.sports, 15.though
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