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 2. Read the following article and fill in the blanks.
around the world, take two days off, is celebrated, get together, before, a big meal, real, fly to
What's the most exciting thing in December? For millions of kids (1)________ it's Christmas! Christmas is a religious holiday in the West. It (2)________ on December 25. Most kids (3)________ from school around Christmas. Families buy a Christmas tree and put lights on it. People also buy gifts for family members and decorate their houses on Christmas Day. The whole family (4)________. In the morning, kids open their Christmas gifts. Maybe they are from Santa Claus (圣诞老人)!
On Christmas Eve kids hang big socks by their beds (5)________ going to bed. Their parents tell them that during the night, Santa Claus will (6)________ their house. He will go down the chimney (烟囱) and put gifts in the socks. Young kids believe Santa, but of course it isn't (7)________. It is parents who give kids gifts.
When they get home, they have (8)________ with their family and friends. Usually, they eat turkey, lots of vegetables and Christmas pudding (布丁). Christmas pudding has lots of fruit, nuts and a little alcohol (酒) in it. It makes people feel warm inside.

答案： 2.
(1)around the world
(2)is celebrated
(3)take two days off
(4)get together
(5)before
(6)fly to
(7)real
(8)a big meal