Spot Dictation (P196) Santa Claus is also called simply Santa or Father Christma s. He is a fat, cheerful old man with a long white beard |(胡须)| who brings children their presents on Christmas Eve . Santa Claus is said to live at the North Pole and to have a workshop there where he makes toys. In the __________(S1) before Christmas children write letters to Santa telling him what __________(S2) they would like. In Britain these letters are "__________"(S3) up the chimney or sent to local |(本地的)| newspapers, which _______________________(S4). Children are careful to behave well , because Santa only brings toys to good children. On 24 December, the night before Christmas, children __________(S5) stockings at the end of their beds. Santa leaves the North Pole with a sled |(雪橇)|, which is pulled by reindeer |(驯鹿)|, who know how to fly. They _________________(S6) stopping on the roof of every house where a child is sleeping. Santa ____________________(S7) and leaves big presents under the Christmas tree and small ones in the stockings. Santa Claus is an __________(S8) symbol |(象征)| of Christmas, and pictures of him __________(S9) on Christmas cards and decorations |(装饰物)|. As children get older they realize that Santa Claus cannot be real and stop __________(S10) him.