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　　For me, Chirstmas always began in the middle of the cold, windy month of November．My sister Alice and I sat down in front of the fire and wrote a 　　1　　 to Father Chirstmas, telling him about all the presents we 　　2　　．We carefully posted the letter to“Father Christmas, the North pole”……

　　Christman Eve came, The whole family helped to 　　3　　 the house, put up the Christmas tree and blow up the balloons．Then, in the afternoon, when Aunt Kate and my two cousins arrived, 　　4　　 was ready．Before we went to bed, we left some wine and meat for Father Chirstmas and then put our 　　5　　 at the end of our beds．We tried to keep 　　6　　 as long as possible to see Father Christmas, but the next thing we knew it was 　　7　　-Christmas morning!

　　We couldn’t wait to 　　8　　 the stocking．It was now full of all kinds of small present and sweets．Christmas morning was bright and sunny．After going to church, my cousin David and I went out into the garden to 　　9　　 our new present．Lunch was always late, but what a lunch! Delicious turkey with all the vegetables followed by fruits and ice creams．

　　　　10　　 lunch, Father, Mother and Aunt rested on the sofas in front of the Queen’s speech on TV．We took out the toys, put on the funny paper hats, laughed at the jokes and played 　　11　　．Then came the afternoon tea and a large 　　12　　 cake covered with snowmen．It didn’t seem possible, 　　13　　 we still went on eating．By bedtime all of the children were very 　　14　　．As soon as Mom 　　15　　 the light, we all fell into a deep sleep．

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Enjoying Dinner with Friends

　　Americans, like many people elsewhere in the world, like to invite friends to their homes for an evening of food, drink and conversation．Formal dinner, in fine homes and hotels in the United States are much the same as formal dinners anywhere in the world．But as most people in the United States have no servants, their dinner parties at home are decidedly informal．Guests may sit down at a table, or, as many new small homes have no separate dining room or very small dining space, guests can also serve themselves and eat in the living room, holding their plates on their knees．

　　A more enjoyable form of entertainment is the picnic．Americans are great picnickers, and almost every family has a picnic basket．Summer invitations are often for a picnic at a park or in the open countryside．Unless hamburgers or hot dogs are cooked over a fire, picnic food is usually cold sandwiches, salads, potato chips, pickles．Watermelon is a favorite dessert, followed very often by baseball for the young and active, and naps(打盹)for the weary(疲惫的；困乏的)．

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