What do you do on Christmas when your family is far away? My husband and I didn’t have any ______ nearby, so the holidays always made me feel a little ______. We had friends who weren’t going to see their families either. So why not hold a ______ and create a new tradition?

My husband loved the ______. Hesitantly, we invited friends. Two, three…______ we had a party of eight people. We wondered ______ we’d be able to fit everyone in our tiny dining room. We were so ______ that we hadn’t thought of that at first.

“Who cares?” my husband said. “That’ll be part of the memory.”

Christmas quickly arrived. We got busy ______, decorating and before long we were no longer ______ to be happy about the holidays. We actually were happy. In our excitement we had prepared a ______ feast compared to our normal material dinner. Then we waited for our guests to arrive, hoping they would come ______! However, it was already ten minutes after their ______ arrival time and no one had ______.

As the first guest arrived, we let out a huge sigh of ______. She wasn’t even ______, as she had planned to fly home. Soon our small apartment became ______ with people. Friends introduced themselves to each other. Laughter and love filled our home. Thankfully everyone came. The only one ______ with the arrangement was our cat.

During the dinner, we ______ our favorite Christmas memories and felt how ______ the memories were in our lives. A Christmas that I had been ______ about had become a day to bond, break bread and share experiences.

1.A. family B. friend C. student D. neighbor

2.A. guilty B. lonely C. busy D. excited

3.A. meeting B. game C. party D. race

4.A. belief B. situation C. opportunity D. idea

5.A. naturally B. fortunately C. cheerfully D. eventually

6.A. when B. why C. if D. where

7.A. worried B. kind C. enthusiastic D. convinced

8.A. reading B. cooking C. writing D. crying

9.A. fearing B. pretending C. intending D. hesitating

10.A. spiritual B. separate C. regular D. natural

11.A. in surprise B. on purpose C. as well D. on time

12.A. chosen B. allowed C. planned D. preferred

13.A. taken charge B. shown up C. come back D. got across

14.A. shock B. sorrow C. regret D. relief

15.A. expected B. supposed C. praised D. noticed

16.A. popular B. familiar C. crowded D. covered

17.A. pleased B. puzzled C. tired D. dissatisfied

18.A. escaped B. shared C. collected D. updated

19.A. funny B. reasonable C. embarrassing D. precious

20.A. worried B. angry C. cautious D. happy

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