When I was little， one of my favorite holiday traditions was making a wish list for Santa Claus． Every year， my father helped me （1）　　all that I wanted． Often， I put food on the list： chocolates， candies…One year， I even asked for my favorite （2）　　!

    As I grew older， I no longer wrote to Santa Claus， but I never（3）　　 making a list of the things that I most liked or wanted．

    One year， I went to China to work in a（4）　　． In China， most people don't celebrate Christmas． （5）　　，they celebrate Chinese New Year． In my classes， I asked my students to make lists for Santa Claus． But they（6）　　me． "We get lucky money at Chinese New Year，" one girl told me． "That's better than gifts from Santa Claus!" I nodded． Maybe she was （7）　　!

    On Christmas Eve， my friends and I went walking in the city． （8）　　Christmas isn't a holiday in China ， many people were out in the streets and having fun． They          （9）　　 Santa hats， ate candies and said "Merry Christmas" to us in English． They knew we were（10）　　．

    After a few hours， my friends and I were（11）　　 and a bit cold． "One Christmas when I was small， wished for soup from Santa Claus，" I told my friends． They laughed．

    We went into a restaurant and sat at a table． （12）　　 my friends cried out． "Look， Beth， your（13）　　 coming true!"

    I turned around． "Santa Claus" stood （14）　　me． Well， it was the waiter， but he was dressed in a red and﹣ white Santa Claus suit!

    "Merry Christmas． What can I get you？" （15）　　 asked．

    "Soup!" we said in chorus（齐声）．

（1）A． fix	B． hide	C． list	D． name
（2）A． soup	B． coffee	C． milk	D． tea
（3）A． enjoyed	B． suggested	C． stopped	D． remembered
（4）A． restaurant	B．school	C． bank	D． store
（5）A． Instead	B． Next	C． Also	D． Anyway
（6）A． depended on	B． cared for	C． worried about	D． laughed at
（7）A． polite	B． right	C． serious	D． careful
（8）A． When	B． Though	C． Because	D． If
（9）A． sold	B． made	C． wore	D． washed
（10）A． foreigners	B． reporters	C． passengers	D． neighbors
（11）A． nervous	B． quiet	C． sleepy	D． hungry
（12）A． Suddenly	B． Finally	C． Luckily	D． Naturally
（13）A． plan	B． wish	C． promise	D． fear
（14）A． against	B． below	C． above	D． behind
（15）A． it	B． he	C． I	D． she