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Christmas Day, the birthday of Jesus Christ, is the most important festival in Britain and some other countries. On Christmas Eve, people usually tell their children to put their stockings at the end of their beds before they go to sleep. Children believe, Santa Claus, with the other name of Father Christmas, will come during the night and fill their stockings with Christmas presents.
Actually(实际上), Father Christmas is children's father. He dresses up in a red coat and waits until children fall asleep. Then he goes into children's bedrooms, and puts small presents in their stockings. When children are no longer young, they know who Father Christmas really is.
Not only children but also their parents enjoy Christmas stockings. They also have stockings. Early on the morning of Christmas Day, children wake their parents up and say, “Merry Christmas.” Then they help their parents open their stockings. Everybody likes presents. But it is better to give than to receive.
1．Christmas Day is ________.
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A．the birthday of Jesus Christ
B．the only day for giving presents
C．the only day for receiving presents
D．the day for playing games
2．What do all the British children do on Christmas Eve in the story?
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A．They talk all the night.
B．They sing and dance.
C．They put their stockings at the end of their beds.
D．They won't sleep until Father Christmas comes.
3．“Santa Claus” is another way of saying ________.
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4．From the story we know that on Christmas Day children feel very happy because they can receive ________.
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5．What is the best greeting(打招呼) early on the morning of Christmas Day in Britain?
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Western children start buying presents months before Christmas Day. As the day comes nearer,
children write lists of what presents they want to give and receive.
Big shopping streets get crowded from late November. Everyone counts down"the number
of shopping days left until Christmas". Stores put up colored lights, and Christmas trees. You will
hear Christmas songs like Jingle Bells in shop after shop. Some stores offer many dolls, stuffed
animals and computer games. You can play with them to see if you like them-there are people to
show you how things work.
People try to get to the shops early, to buy presents before they sell out. In the week before
Christmas, shops stay open late. Some stores open their doors at 9 am and close them at 9 pm,not
9 am until 5:30 pm as normal. It's very tiring for salespeople !
Some people save for months before the holiday,to have enough money to spend on their friends
and family. But not everyone goes shopping for Christmas presents. Some people like to make their
own gifts and cards.
B. November.
C. October.
D. September.
B. Jack-O-Lanterns
C. colored lights
D. Christmas trees
B. the shops stay open late
C. they are afraid to buy no presents
D. the shops are crowded
B. at 9 am
C. at 10 pm
D. at 11 pm
B. Christmas parties
C. Christmas presents
D. shopping for Christmas