As Christmas is coming，there are presents to be bought，cuds Io be sent，and rooms to be cleaned Parents ale 26 with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children If the gifts are large. this is sometimes a real 27  On Christmas Eve. young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to 28 up late so that they will not 29 the fun Sometimes though children go to bed early，they often lie 30 for a long time，hoping to get a short 31 at Father Christmas.

  Last Christmas，my wife and I 32 hid a few large presents in the storeroom I 33 the moment when my son，Jimmy，would 34 me whore that new bike had come from，but 35 he did not see it.

On Christmas Eve，  36 took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly 37 when my wife and 1 went quietly into their room and began 38 stockings Then I pushed in the 39 I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree We knew we would not get much sleep that night. for the children were 40 to get up early At about five o'clock  the next morning，we were 41 by loud sounds coming from the children’s room―they were shouting excitedly!  42 I had time to get out of bed，young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike，and his sister，Mary，followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. 43 the baby arrived. He moved 44 the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him Suddenly it burnt That woke us up 45.