题目内容
A Letter From Santa Claus
Dear,
I hope you are well and that you are looking forward to Christmas.
I am always very busy at this time of the year. There 1.______(be) so many jobs to do. I have to 2.______(clean) and polish the sleigh and groom the reindeer. Then there are all those presents to sort out. I hardly have time to stop for something3. （eat） . Mind you, I have been trying 4._____(not eat) too much. I5.______(begin) to get a bit too fat6. （get） down some of the chimneys!!
Have you been busy 7.______(find) presents for your family?
What would you like to give to them? Last year I 8.______(receive) two hundred and fifty bottles of aftershave. I wouldn't mind, but I have a beard!
Do you know what you would like for Christmas? Perhaps you9._____(tell) me when you write to me. I would like some warm socks and some thick gloves. It's very cold sitting on that sleigh in the middle of winter!
This year I have a new reindeer, I 10.______(not think) of a name for him yet. Do you have any ideas? I'd love to hear them if you do.
Well, I suppose I had better 11.______(get) back to work. Please 12.______(write) to me and tell me all about yourself and your family and your friends. I would love to hear from you.
Merry Christmas!
Santa
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2.clean
3.to eat
4.not to eat
5.am beginning
6.to get
7.finding
8.received
9.will (could/can)tell
10.haven’t thought
11.get
12.write
【解析】
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了Santa在圣诞节来临时给朋友的一封信。信中介绍了自己一直忙着做什么，以及自己现在的情况。
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考点：书信类短文。
