VI. READING: Base on the following reading text. Write ONLY ONE WORD to complete each sentence.
A few years ago, Linda worked as an elf at a holiday resort in Lapland, in the north of Sweden. The resort was in a forest. Visitors and workers stayed in small wooden cabins all around the forest. There was one large cabin where people ate meals. She started work there in mid November and stayed until just after Christmas.
Tourists used to stay at the resort for four days. On the first day, they arrived at the airport and travelled to the resort by coach. Linda didn’t have to work until the evening so sometimes she went skiing. Then, while the guests had their evening meal, she worked behind the desk in reception. She helped people find their cabins and sold tickets for extra tours. Linda didn’t dress as an elf at that time; she wore the hotel uniform.
On day 2, Linda and three other elves got up at about eight o’clock. Of course, it was still dark at that time. In Lapland it gets light at about half past ten during the winter, and it gets dark again soon after two o’clock. They dressed in our elf costumes and drove across the snow to a cabin in the forest. Inside the cabin, there were huge presents and huge tools. They had to wrap the presents and pretend to make toys with the tools.
On the third day, they went to a different cabin – Santa’s cabin! This was the day when the children finally met Father Christmas. The children would meet Santa and get a toy. Then they came into the elves’ workshop to meet Linda and the elves. This room was full of toys and beautifully decorated with a Christmas tree. Linda and the other elves pretended to make toys and chatted to the children in their own elf language. The next day, the tourists went home and the next group arrived. Working as an elf was great fun, and a magical way to spend Christmas!
36. Linda worked as an elf in a ______________ in the north of Sweden.
37. Tourists went to the resort by ______________ on the first day.
38. Linda didn’t have to work in the ______________.
39. When Linda worked in the hotel, she wore its ______________.
40. There were ______________ other elves who worked with Linda.
41. In Lapland, at about half past twelve during winter, it becomes ______________.
42. There were huge tools inside the ______________.
43. Tourists went to Santa’s cabin on the ______________ day.
44. When the children meet Santa, they will receive a ______________.
45. The children could meet Linda and the elves in the ______________.
