用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

stamp

except

twelve

take

pleasant

Yesterday Jim decided to         the bus to work because his bike didn’t work .
We went to the cinema         Linda last Sunday because she had to stay at home and take care of her sick mother .
The boy likes collecting         very much . He has collected many of them .
December is the         month of the year .
It was a/an         trip. It was raining all day and we had to stay in the hotel all day .