I always remember one Christmas when we 1 outside of town. My older brother had a job in a different city 2 he always made it home to celebrate the holidays. During the few days before Christmas Day, we 3 a violent snowstorm with powerful winds. It was so 4 that the country road was almost impassable.
The day before Christmas was more 5 than I had ever imagined. My older brother was stuck at a stranger's home where he had been 6 to stay overnight because of the storm. The person was 7enough to let him stay until morning. But, the 8 was that he couldn't get his car to start and there was no assistance available.
So, my dad and I 9. We were lucky enough to make it to where my brother was 10. After his car warmed up, he thought it much 11 to head back to his place rather than try and make it home for Christmas. So we headed in 12 directions.
The drive back got even worse. We got stuck in a huge snowdrift. A(n) 13 had to be made. We placed a shovel(铲子) about ten feet behind the car to 14 anyone else that there was an obstruction(障碍物) ahead.
We left the cars in the 15 , wrapped(包裹) blankets around our heads and 16 on top of the snowdrifts. We made it about a mile up the road to a neighbor's farmhouse where we 17 for the next mile walk home. We all made it 18 home that night.
Christmas was very 19 that year. It didn't matter if there were20 or not under the tree the next morning. We each got our gift—the gift of life, home with our family safe and sound. What better gift is there? None.
