MyfamilyobjectedviolentlywhenmybrotherandIsaid（61）weregoingtospendtheChristmasholidaysabroad．Butnothingcouldpersuadeus（62）（stay）．Twodays（63）Christmas，wewenttoasmalltowninSouthernGermany．W

Question

My family objected violently when my brother and I said（61）___were going to spend the Christmas holidays abroad．But nothing could persuade us （62）___（stay）．Two days（63）___Christmas，we went to a small town in Southern Germany．We spent （64）___whole of Christmas Eve sightseeing．
There were so many activities in the town that they added to our（65）___（excite）．The streets were crowded with people （66）___the shops were full of wonderful things．In the evening，we went to listen to Christmas songs sung by children around the（67）___（bright） decorated Christmas tree in the main street．We returned to our hotel late that night，greatly（68）___（look） forward to the next day when we planned to have a meal at the best restaurant in town．But in the morning the streets were empty．
To make matters worse，all the shops including the restaurants （69）___（shut）．At last we had to return to our hotel，feeling very miserable．Our Christmas"feast"was a bag of fruits，which my brother had happened to buy the day before．Our thoughts sadly turned to home （70）___，at that moment，the entire family must have been wishing us a"Merry Christmas．"

Answer 1

61．we 考查代词．根据前面的My family objected violently when my brother and I said可知，我和我的哥哥是两个人，故用we我们．    
62．to stay 考查动词短语．短语persuade sb to do sth说服某人做某事，后面使用不定式充当宾语补足语．句意：但是没有任何事情可以说服我们留下来．
63．before 考查连词．连词before在…前面．在时间状语前面可以加表示一段时间的名词短语，如two weeks after their marriage他们结婚两周后．句意：圣诞节前两天，我们去了德国南部的一个小镇．
64．the 考查冠词．此处the whole of…指整个的，特别是whole前需the．
65．excitement 考查名词．根据前面的our可知，后需用名词形式，城市里许多活动增加了我们的兴奋．  
66．and 考查连词．句意：街上挤满了人，商店里都是很棒的东西．根据句意可知上下文为并列关系，所以使用并列连词and．   
67．brightly 考查副词．在英语中通常使用副词充当状语修饰形容词或者副词．本句中使用副词brightly修饰decorated．   
68．looking 考查动词．句子里we 和look之间是主动关系，故用现在分词表示伴随状况．      
69．were shut 考查被动语态．句意为所有的商店包括饭店都是关门的，这里表示一种状态． 
70．where 考查连接词．分析句式可知，此处是一个定语从句，从句中缺状语，home表示地点，故用where．