Since her husband died , Mrs. Jackson       （live）alone in her big old house . The house was bought by her husband almost fifty years ago. For the sake of safety , her daughter has tried hard to ask her to sell the house        buy a new and small one in the town . But Mrs. Jackson doesn’t like the idea . She says that she has to look after her      (husband) old house . But these days , she often hears of stories about unknown people     steal things around here.
That was        cold day before Christmas Eve . Around four o’clock in the afternoon , Mrs. Jackson was enjoying the Christmas music        someone knocked at the door . She heard the sound but didn’t move . Another knock . Who could it be ? Mrs. Jackson was a bit afraid . She decided not to answer the door but kept        (wait) .
One minute another minute and yet another minute ,        (something) happened and no more knocks . She walked quietly to the door , and listened . She heard nothing but the wind outside . She        (slow) unfastened (打开) the door and watched through the crack (缝隙) . She then gave a surprised cry and threw the door wide open ! At the door , she saw a tall , beautiful Christmas! Under the tree was a Christmas card with these         (word) :
Merry Christmas !
Your new neighbour