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

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

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

On Christmas Eve, my friends and I went walking in the city. _______ Christmas isn't a holiday in China, many people were out in the streets and having fun. They _________ Santa hats, ate candies and said “Merry Christmas” to us in English. They knew we were ____________.

After a few hours, my friends and I were ____________ and a bit cold. “One Christmas when I was small, I wished for soup from Santa Claus, ” I told my friends. They laughed.

We went into a restaurant and sat at a table. __________, my friends cried out. “Look, Beth, your ____________ is coming true! ”

I turned around. “Santa Claus” stood ____________ 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？”____________ asked.

“Soup! ”we said in chorus（齐声）.