| Christmas for the author |
| In general | Christmas has been a time of happiness and 1. ______ for her since her younger days.The holiday 2. ______ to everyone in the US. |
| Lessons and Carols | It is a 3. ______ event in which the whole school listens to readings from religious books and Christmas songs.It is a pleasant but 4. ______ event with a dress code.The carols were sung beautifully, the organ was played beautifully and the author and her friends got to sing some Christmas songs themselves.It has been an important part of Groton’s 5. ______ for many years. It has also always been a 6. ______ during this season for many townspeople. |
| The tradition of SecretSanta | Each person in the dorm had to give three 7. ______ and receive three. Her Secret Santa was extremely kind to her: she got comforting Milano mint cookies, a fantastic drawing sketchbook and the 8. ______ scarf ever. |
| Christmas 9. ______ | She had the chance to fly back to China.She thought the past year had been good despite all her struggles, and she had been 10. ______ into a better person. |
