J﹣Jack D﹣David
J:Christmas used to be my favorite time of year,but right now I feel terrible.
D:No wonder,Jack.It's our(1) Christmas away from home to study here.A (2) of situation would easily affect people's feelings.
J:What do you (3) most as Christmas is coming,David?
D:Of course,my family.I spent every Christmas with my family before this year.
J:Me,too.(4) in the world is better than being with my family at Christmas time.
D:At least,your brother is here with you.
J:That's true.Sometimes he can be boring to me,but now,(5) I do feel great to have him (6) on this special day here.
D:Maybe he'll be here soon.I hope he will like the gift we bought for him.
J:I'm sure he will.He's always wanted a (7) so that he can record every (8) that moves him deeply here in Beijing,and he can (9) what's recorded with my family.
D:Perfect.In this way,your parents can see people's happy life in Beijing and understand China better.One more thing,our Chinese classmates are going to hold a Christmas party for us,and they want to spend Christmas with us.
J:They are friendly.I'm very glad to get their (10) .I will go to the party with you.