Christmas is as important to British people as Spring Festival is to us. Every year on Dec 25, English people gather together to _________ this holiday. It is the most_________ family gathering of the whole year.

In the UK, people start preparing for Christmas soon after Halloween—even as_________as the beginning of November! In every shop window I _________on my way to school, I see Santa decorations(装饰) , candy canes and presents. The whole of London is getting ready for ___________.

One tradition in the UK is to have an advent calendar(圣诞倒数日历). It has 24 little flaps(片状小门) that you can open starting from Dec1. There is a tiny _________behind each flap. It _________ be makeup, chocolate or stationery, depending on what kind of calendar you buy. You can open one flap each day _________you get to the last flap on the morning of Dec 25! This tradition _________ in the mid-19th century in Protestant areas in Germany.

__________interesting tradition began in 1954. Every November, London is lit up by thousands of decorative lights. The lights are shaped like the common symbols of Christmas, such as angels, reindeers and Christmas trees. It is a breathtaking sight from far away and it is wonderful how the colors create an atmosphere (氛围)of celebration.

1.A.spend B.take C.celebrate D.congratulate

2.A.interesting B.boring C.difficult D.important

3.A.soon B.early C.late D.fast

4.A.pass B.go C.cross D.enter

5.A.Thanksgiving B.New Year C.Christmas D.Halloween

6.A.gift B.number C.picture D.letter

7.A.must B.can C.should D.will

8.A.by B.after C.before D.until

9.A.set B.came C.began D.ended

10.A.Other B.The other C.Another D.Some

Once upon a time,a little fish lived in a pond.But she wanted to go to the forest.The pond was deep,and high banks keep it from the view of the forest.Wanting to see the forest,the fish would jump out of water now and then,reaching _____over the pond with the strength of her tail.It seemed to her that,with a little more effort,she could fly,but unfortunately each time she would fall right back into the _____.

The fish's mother﹣a big fish with kind eyes would _____,"What would you want the forest for?We fish must live in water,and that is the way it is."

The fish would answer,"I want to go to the forest and that is my _____.And it must come true."

So she went to the little fairy(仙子) who had been friends with her for her whole life and pleaded(恳求),"Oh little fairy!I have been living in the water all the time.Now I am _____ my small world.I want to see those big trees covered with beautiful flowers,leaves and fruits.I want to meet _____and animals."

To make her friend happy,the little fairy swung her little wand.The rain started falling on the earth,and a few days later,the forest around the pond was covered with water,

_____the small pond into a lake.The fish swam to the forest.How _____ it was!The fish was very excited because her dream would come true soon.

"Hello,"the fish said to the flowers and the trees.She_____ on and saw animals sitting on fallen trees which were sticking out of the water.But as soon as she swam closer to the trees,she saw that all the animals were very sad."We are without_____.The water has flooded the whole forest,"the animals told the fish _____.All this made the fish very unhappy.

"I am _____with this rain but my friends﹣trees and animals are quite unhappy.Oh little fairy!Please ____ the rain.I will go back to my pond.I will be more pleased when trees,animals and birds are happy,"pleaded the fish.The water began to _____,and the animals were very glad and ran off,and the fish _____to the pond and she was happier than ever before.

The art of happiness is to serve all.To be really happy,we must think not only of how we can help ourselves,but how we can help others.

1.A.lower B.farther C.higher D.faster

2.A.land B.pond C.lake D.forest

3.A.say B.speak C.shout D.laugh

4.A.way B.dream C.reply D.future

5.A.pleased with B.angry with C.tired of D.worried about

6.A.friends B.insects C.fish D.birds

7.A.rushing B.taking C.going D.turning

8.A.beautiful B.terrible C.quiet D.noisy

9.A.insisted B.jumped C.walked D.swam

10.A.food B.water C.sunshine D.idea

11.A.excitedly B.happily C.hopefully D.sadly

12.A.unhappy B.happy C.sorry D.busy

13.A.continue B.stop C.restart D.keep

14.A.rise B.appear C.fall D.lose

15.A.went B.came C.returned D.rushed.

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