Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with the appropriate word.
Every year, we look
___(1)___ to Christmas as a time for festivity and family get together. The jovial atmosphere that surrounds the season lifts our spirits. Families make last minute
___(2)___ to the supermarkets to buy gifts for loved ones.
___(3)___, we forget that January is coming with
___(4)___ challenges. The sooner you
___(5)___ planning, the better. This will help you avoid going
___(6)___ in your expenditure. Most people take this time to
___(7)___ their upcountry home, creating transport
___(8)___ all over. A reunion of relatives is always the joy of Christmas so to say. To some, it is just the onset of misery. This is because they don’t have anything to
___(9)___. The last week of the year to them is always injury time. Either they do not have anything to give or they are worried over
___(10)___ and its responsibilities.
