When Christmas Eve comes, children are very happy. They   41   their stockings(长统袜) at the end of their beds before they go to bed. They want Father Christmas to give them some presents. Mr Green   42   his children that Father Christmas is a very kind-hearted(好心的) man. He comes  43  Christmas Eve. He lands   44   each house and comes down the chimney(烟囱) into the fireplace(壁炉) and   45   them a lot of presents.

   On Christmas Day the children wake up very early. They can’t wait to open the presents in their   46   . Then they wake up their parents and call, “  47  !”

   Do you know   48   Christmas is? Christmas Day is the birthday of Jesus Christ (耶酥).

  49  Christ was born, many people gave him presents. So today, people still do the same things to   50  .

(   ) 41. A. put   B. buy   C. give   D. bring

(   ) 42. A. asks    B. talks   C. tells   D. says

(   ) 43.A. in   B. at   C. after   D. on

(   ) 44. A. on top of   B. in front of  C. behind  D. in the middle of

(   ) 45. A. takes  B. brings  C. gets   D. puts

(   ) 46. A. stockings  B. bags   C. boxes   D. baskets

(   ) 47. A. Happy New Year  B. Good morning C. Merry Christmas  D. Thank you

(   ) 48. A. that   B. how  C. why   D. what

(   ) 49. A. After   B. When  C. Because  D. Before

(   ) 50. A. them   B. the other   C. another  D. each other