Christmas is the anniversary of the birth of Christ, generally celebrated on December 25. It is one of the chief festivals of the Christian calendar and is (51) a social and family holiday. Christmas customs vary from (52) and among groups of different national (53) In most areas, however, homes and public places are (54) with evergreens, Christmas trees, (55) lights, and glittering ornaments. It is the busiest time of the year for merchants, and shops are filled (56) lavish displays and merchandise of all sorts. People send Christmas cards and buy gifts for their families and friends. Children look forward to (57) Santa Claus. They (58) their stockings on Christmas (59) and on Christmas morning they discover the gifts that have been left for them during the night. In the afternoon, families gather to (60) presents and to share the traditional Christmas dinner.
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A. coloring
B. colored
C. colors of
D. colorless
参考答案：B
解析：
从语法角度看，color作为动词是“给……上色”的意思，所以要用其过去分词形式修饰lights，即colored lights“彩灯”，而不能用现在分词coloring。从文章内容判断，虽然color一词也可用作名词，但商店里装饰的不是灯的色彩(colors of lights)，更不是无色的灯(colorless lights)，所以C和D也不正确。