Fill in the blanks on this ESL study help. Designed for a Vietnamese group of students, but other languages can be filled in as well.

1. by Clement C. Moore

2. 'Twas the night
before Christmas,
and all
through the house,
Not a creature
was stirring,
mouse
not even a ___________.
chuột

3. ống khói
The stockings were hung
chimney
by the ___________ with care,
In the hope that St. Nicholas
soon would be there.

4. múa
nhảy
The children
were nestled
all snug
in their beds,
While visions
of sugar-plums
danced
___________ in
their heads.

5. And mamma in her kerchief,
and I in my cap,
Had just settled our brains
winter’s
for a long ___________ nap;
mùa đông

6. giường
When out on the lawn
there arose such a clatter;
bed
I sprang from the ___________
to see what was the matter.

7. cửa chớp
Away to the window
I flew like a flash,
shutters
Tore open the ___________
and threw up the sash.

8. tuyết
The moon on the breast
snow
of the new-fallen ___________
Gave the lustre of midday
to objects below—

9. xe trượt tuyết
When what
to my wondering
eyes should appear
sleigh
But a miniature ___________
and eight tiny reindeer.

10. With a little old driver
so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment
St. Nick
it must be ___________.
Thánh Nick

11. More rapid than eagles
his coursers they came,
whistled
And he ___________
and shouted
and called them by name—
để còi

12. "Now, Dasher!
Now, Dancer!
Now, Prancer!
Now, Vixen!
Comet
On, ___________!
On, Cupid!
On, Donder and Blitzen!
sao chổi

13. tường
To the top
of the porch,
to the top
wall
of the ___________!
Now, dash away!
Dash away!
Dash away! All!"

14. bão
gió
As dry leaves before
hurricanes
the wild ____________ fly,
When they meet with an obstacle,
mount to the sky,

15. đồ chơi
So up to the house-top
the coursers they flew
toys
With the sleigh full of ___________,
and St. Nicholas, too.

16. And then in a twinkling
I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing
hoof
of each tiny ___________.
móng ngựa

17. ống khói
As I drew in my head,
and was turning around,
chimney
Down the ___________ St. Nicholas
came with a bound.

18. bồ hóng
He was dressed
all in fur
from his head
to his foot,
And his clothes
were all tarnished
soot
with ashes and ___________;

19. người bán rong
A bundle of toys
he had flung on his back,
And he looked
peddler
like a ___________
just opening his pack.

20. lúm đồng tiền
His eyes—how they twinkled!
dimples
His ___________, how merry!
His cheeks were like roses,
his nose like a cherry;

21. râu
His droll little mouth
was drawn up in a bow,
beard
And the ___________ on his chin
was as white as the snow.

22. pipe
The stump of a ___________
he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke, it encircled
his head like a wreath.
tẩu

23. He had a broad face,
belly
and a little round __________,
That shook
when he laughed,
like a bowl full of jelly.
bụng

24. He was chubby and plump,
elf
a right jolly old ___________,
And I laughed when I saw him,
in spite of myself.
yêu tinh

25. A wink of his eye,
and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know
dread
I had nothing to ___________. kinh sợ

26. vớ
He spoke not a word,
but went straight to his work,
stockings
And filled all the ___________
then turned with a jerk,

27. ngón tay
finger
And laying his ________
aside of his nose,
And giving a nod,
up the chimney he rose.

28. He sprang to his sleigh,
to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew,
thistle
like the down of a ________;
một loại cây gai

29. đàng trước
But I heard
him exclaim
‘ere
___________
he drove out of sight,
“Happy Christmas
to all,
and to all
a good night!"

34. nguồn gốc quốc gia

36. St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra
Saint Nicholas was born
in the Middle East in the fourth
century. He grew up to become
the bishop of Myra.
His hometown was Lycia,
near the coast of what is
now Turkey.
Legends tell of his love
for children, his kindness
and the miracles that have
been attributed to him.

37. Thổ nhi kỳ

38. suitor=
người đương sự
dowry =
thiên bâm
The most famous story about St. Nicholas tells of
how he helped three unfortunate young sisters
who all had suitors but had no dowries because
their father, a poor nobleman, could not raise the
money. Because of this, they could not marry.

39. The Bishop Nicholas was a shy man and did not
like to give money directly , so he thought of a way
to give it anonymously.
nặc danh
When the first daughter was ready to marry, the
good bishop tossed a bag of gold into the house at
night. Later, when the second
daughter prepared to marry,
she too received a mysterious
bag of gold. bí ẩn

40. When the third daughter
prepared to marry, the poor
nobleman and father of the
three girls was determined
to find out who had been so
generous. So he kept watch
and saw the bishop drop
another bag of gold
into the house.
quyết định

41. It has been said that Saint Nicholas
climbed on the roof and dropped the
third bag of gold down the chimney
where it landed in a stocking hung to
dry, giving us a reason to hang up
Christmas stockings today.
When the father saw what had
happened, Nicholas begged him to keep
the secret, but, of course, the news got
out. From then on, whenever anyone
received an unexpected gift, they
thanked St. Nicholas.
bất ngờ

46. Santa Notes:
 Where does Santa live?  North Pole
 Who is his wife?  Mrs. Claus
 Who makes the toys?  The elves
 How does Santa know  The kids write letters
which toy a child wants? or sit on his knee.
 What is “the list”?  Naughty or Nice
 What is Santa’s favorite  Cookies and milk
snack to eat?

50. 42, Đường Đình Phong Phú
P. Tăng Nhơn Phú B, Q. 9
Tp. Hồ Chí Minh
Việt Nam
© 2010