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       My family objected violently when my brother and I said____were going to spend the Christmas holidays abroad. But nothing could persuade us ____(stay). Two days____ Christmas, we went to a small town in Southern Germany. We spent ____whole of Christmas Eve sightseeing.

       There were so many activities in the town that they added to our____(excite). The streets were crowded with people____the shops were full of wonderful things. In the evening, we went to listen to Christmas songs sung by children around the____(bright) decorated Christmas tree in the main street. We returned to our hotel late that night, greatly____(look) forward to the next day when we planned to have a meal at the best restaurant in town.But in the morning the streets were empty. To make matters worse, all the shops including the restaurants ____(shut). At last we had to return to our hotel, feeling very miserable. Our Christmas“feast” was a bag of fruits, which my brother had happened to buy the daybefore. Our thoughts sadly turned to home ____, at that moment, the entire family must have been wishing us a “Merry Christmas.”