OnChristmasEve―thenightbeforeChristmasDay―childrenalloverBritainputastockingattheendoftheirbedsbeforetheygotosleep.TheirparentsusuallytellthemthatFatherChristmaswillcomeduringthenight.
FatherChristmasisverykindHegetstothetopofeachhouseandclimbsdownthechimneyintothefireplace.HefillseachofthestockingswithChristmaspresents.
OfcourseFatherChristmasisn'treal.InJimandKate'shouse"FatherChristmas"isreallyMr.Green.Mr.Greendoesn'tclimbdownthechimney.Hewaitsuntilthechildrenareasleep.Thenhequietlygoesintotheirbedroomsandfillstheirstockingswithsmallpresents.
Whentheywereveryyoung,Mr.Greensometimesworearedcoat.Buthedoesn'tdothatnow.Thechildrenarenolongeryoungandtheyknowwho"FatherChristmas"reallyis.Buttheystillputtheirstockingsattheendoftheirbeds.
1. ChristmasEveis__________.
A. thenightofChristmasDay
B. theeveningofChristmasDay
C. ChristmasDay
D. thenightbeforeChristmasDay
2. FatherChristmasoftenputspresents______________.
A. intochildren'shats
B. intochildren'sstockings
C. underchildren'sbeds
D. intochildren'sshoes
3. Whenthechildrenwereveryyoung_____________
A. theydidn'tknowwhoFatherChristmaswas
B. theyknewthatFatherChristmaswasn'treal
C. theythoughttheirfatherwasFatherChristmas
D. theyknewwhoputthepresentsintotheirstockings
4. Whenthechildrenareolderthey___________
A. knowthatFatherChristmasisreal
B. asktheirmothertofilltheirstockingswithpresents
C. knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfather
D. knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfriend
5. FatherChristmascomesintothehousethrough the________
A.chimney B.backdoor
C.frontdoor D.window