It's a nice winter day. The sun is{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(照耀) brightly in the sky. The trees and flowers are covered with snow just like wearing a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(银色的) coat. Everyone is happy because the Christmas{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(旺季) is coming in December, the{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(第十二) month of the year. They can't wait to go out to the street. They look at different{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(招牌) in front of the shops to find something they want. Children are running and singing on the street happily with colorful{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(旗子).

    However, an old man called David is unhappy. He is{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(加拿大的) and now he lives alone in US. Last year, he prepared and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(摆放)some biscuits and candies on the table to welcome the children around here, but this year he is sick and he{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(认为) he can't continue to do that. To his surprise, the children make a{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(乐队) to celebrate the festival for him. David is so moved. Friends get together and sing songs happily. They do this for fun and bring spirit of Christmas to the people in the house.

    Bob is a middle school student. He likes reading. He often {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (花费) a lot of time reading. Last night, he read stories {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (直到……为止) 11 o'clock. This morning, he fell {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (睡着的) before class. When the teacher {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (进入) the classroom, he {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (注意到) him. The teacher went {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (朝……方向) him, and woke him up. "{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (多么) a poor boy!" his teacher said. "You are so {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (劳累的). You must go home to have a good rest." Bob said sorry to the teacher and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (承诺；保证) to go to bed earlier. It is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (重要的) for students to have enough sleep.