Vocab reading: War and christmas

​A special Christmas of soldiers

By Thầy Minh

Fighting

Gun

Frightening

​Trench

Carol

Gentle

Peace

​In 1914, there was First World War.

England was fighting with Germany.

It was a night of 24^th December, 1914.

The weather was ____.

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The weather was cold.

The sky was ____.

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The sky was dark.

The sounds of guns was frightening.

There was a ___ field between them.

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There was a big field between them.

Soldiers from both side was ___ and sad.

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Soldiers from both side was tired and sad.

Every day, some soldiers died.

Every night, they was homesick.

On Christmas Eve, the ___ fell softly.

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On Christmas Eve, the snow fell softly.

Suddenly, one soldier from Germany sang a ___.

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Suddenly, one soldier from Germany sang a song.

He wanted for forget the cold weather.

Then, his soldier ____ followed him.

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Then, his soldier friends followed him.

It was a Christmas carol.

Because many soldiers sang the song loudly, the soldiers from England could hear the song.

At first, the soldiers from England felt strange.

Then, they ____ carefully.

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Then, they listened carefully.

The song was peaceful and gentle.

Slowly, the soldiers from England started to ___ too.

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Slowly, the soldiers from England started to sing too.

The sounds of guns stopped.

For the first time in many days, the night was quiet.

On Christmas morning, a German soldier walked out of his trench.

He raised his ____ to show he had no gun.

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He raised his hands to show he had no gun.

A soldier from England walked out, too.

A soldier from England walked out, too.

Soon, soldiers from both sides met in the field.

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They shook hands and smiled at each other.

They shared food, bread, chocolate, and cigarettes.

Some soldiers showed ___ of their families.

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Some soldiers showed photos of their families.

In one place, they even played a ___ match together.

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In one place, they even played a football match together.

They laughed like friends.

For one short day, there was no war. There was only peace.

The next day, the soldiers returned to their trenches, and the fighting began again.

But the Christmas of 1914 stayed in their ___ forever.

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But the Christmas of 1914 stayed in their hearts forever.

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