_______71_______ It is a very happy day for many boys and girls. Before the term

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_______71_______ It is a very happy day for many boys and girls. Before the term ends in some schools, the children act a nativity (基督诞生) or "birth" play, showing how Jesus was born in a stable.（马棚）.
On the twenty-fourth of December, all children are very excited.______72____ The younger children think that Father Christmas will come down the chimney of fireplace, so they hang up a sock for him to put presents in. The greedy ones even hang up a pillowcase or a sack to try to get more presents.________73_____
On Christmas morning, the children wake up very early. Some even turn on the light at two o"clock, and most of them are awake by six o"clock although there is no light in England for another hour or two at this time of the year.
_____74______ At about one o"clock in the afternoon, the Christmas dinner is brought in._____75______ Children search in their Christmas pudding for new coins which are hidden in it. The rest of the day is full of games and eating until the happiness of all Christian holidays comes to an end.

A．People are often busy going shopping.

B．The turkey or chicken is quickly eaten.

C．Now the Chinese people also celebrate Christmas.

D．Children look for their presents, and the young ones play while the dinner is prepared.

E. Later that night, Father or Mother will put presents in the sock, and leave others at the side of the bed.
F. Usually they are sent to bed early so that their parents can get the presents ready.
G. Christmas Day falls on the twenty-fifth of December.

答案

小题1:G
小题2:F
小题3:E
小题4:D
小题5:B

解析

文章讲述的是圣诞节前后所发生的一切事情。
小题1:G根据本段下文可知圣诞节是12月25日。
小题2:F 本段讲述的圣诞老人给孩子送礼物的情况，通常父母很早就把孩子送上床睡觉了。目的是为孩子准备好礼物。
小题3:E 承接上文。这里是指父母给孩子送礼物的情景。
小题4:D 本段是讲述在圣诞节这一天所发生的情况。早晨孩子在找礼物，大一点的孩子在玩耍，父母在准备圣诞大餐。
小题5:B 上一句提及的圣诞大餐，火鸡正是圣诞大餐里不可缺少的。故B符合要求。