Two popular traditions at Christmas are: decorating the home and singing the Christmas carols. The home is the (41) of the Christmas celebration. Inside, an evergreen tree is usually placed in the corner of the living room. Children and their parents wrap strings of colorful lights around the tree, they hang ornaments (42) the branches. A star or an angel often crowns the top. Carefully wrapped gifts are placed beneath. Outside, families often string lights around the windows and wind lights around trees and shrubs in the front yard. As the families decorate their homes, they often put on Christmas record. (43) every family has at least one favorite album or compact disc. School children of all ages (44) Christmas concerts for their parents and communities. On Christmas’ Eve, family members gather around Christmas tree (45) traditional songs such as < Jingle bells > and < Silent night > and then give presents to each other.

Long ago, a lot of people thought the moon was a god. Other people thought it was just a light in the sky. And others thought it was a big ball of cheese! Then telescopes were made. And men saw that the moon was really another world. They wondered what it was like. They dreamed of going there.
On July 20, 1969, that dream came true. Two American men landed on the moon. Their names were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. The first thing the men found was that the moon is covered with dust. The dust was so thick that the men left footprints where they walked. Those were the first marks a living creature had ever made on the moon. And they could stay there for years and years. There is no wind or rain to wipe them off.
The two men walked on the moon for hours. They picked up rocks to bring back to the earth for study. They dug up dirt to bring back. They set up machines to find out things people wanted to know. Then they climbed back into their moon landing craft.
Next day the landing craft roared as the two men took off from the moon. They joined Michael Collins in the spaceship that waited for them above the moon. Then they were off on their long trip back to earth. Behind them, they left the plains and tall mountains of the moon. They left the machines they had set up. And they left footprints that may last forever.