CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS

Read the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1–6) choose the correct answer.

CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS

Christmas stockings are hung near the chimney on Christmas Eve for Santa Claus (1)______ them with goodies for the children. The children in the United States and some other countries have been following this tradition of hanging a Christmas stocking, (2)______ that Father Christmas will fill it with sweets and gifts for them. The items that are believed (3)______ in the Christmas stocking by Santa Claus are known as stocking stuffers.

The tradition of the Christmas stockings began by a story (4)______ since ancient times about a kind noble man who had three daughters. The wife of the nobleman had died and the daughters (5)______ all the work in the house. When the daughters became young and eligible for marriage, the poor father could not afford to give huge dowries to their husbands.

One evening the daughters, after washing their stockings, hung them near the fire place to be dried. Santa Claus, being moved by the plight of the daughters, came in and put in three bags of gold, one in each of the stocking (6)______ by the chimney. The next morning the family noticed the gold bags and the nobleman had enough for his daughters’ marriage. The daughters got married and lived happily ever after. Since then children have been hanging Christmas stockings.

Read the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1–6) choose the correct answer.

CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS

Christmas stockings are hung near the chimney on Christmas Eve for Santa Claus (1)______ them with goodies for the children. The children in the United States and some other countries have been following this tradition of hanging a Christmas stocking, (2)______ that Father Christmas will fill it with sweets and gifts for them. The items that are believed (3)______ in the Christmas stocking by Santa Claus are known as stocking stuffers.

The tradition of the Christmas stockings began by a story (4)______ since ancient times about a kind noble man who had three daughters. The wife of the nobleman had died and the daughters (5)______ all the work in the house. When the daughters became young and eligible for marriage, the poor father could not afford to give huge dowries to their husbands.

One evening the daughters, after washing their stockings, hung them near the fire place to be dried. Santa Claus, being moved by the plight of the daughters, came in and put in three bags of gold, one in each of the stocking (6)______ by the chimney. The next morning the family noticed the gold bags and the nobleman had enough for his daughters’ marriage. The daughters got married and lived happily ever after. Since then children have been hanging Christmas stockings.

Read the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1–6) choose the correct answer.

CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS

Christmas stockings are hung near the chimney on Christmas Eve for Santa Claus (1)______ them with goodies for the children. The children in the United States and some other countries have been following this tradition of hanging a Christmas stocking, (2)______ that Father Christmas will fill it with sweets and gifts for them. The items that are believed (3)______ in the Christmas stocking by Santa Claus are known as stocking stuffers.

The tradition of the Christmas stockings began by a story (4)______ since ancient times about a kind noble man who had three daughters. The wife of the nobleman had died and the daughters (5)______ all the work in the house. When the daughters became young and eligible for marriage, the poor father could not afford to give huge dowries to their husbands.

One evening the daughters, after washing their stockings, hung them near the fire place to be dried. Santa Claus, being moved by the plight of the daughters, came in and put in three bags of gold, one in each of the stocking (6)______ by the chimney. The next morning the family noticed the gold bags and the nobleman had enough for his daughters’ marriage. The daughters got married and lived happily ever after. Since then children have been hanging Christmas stockings.

Read the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1–6) choose the correct answer.

CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS

Christmas stockings are hung near the chimney on Christmas Eve for Santa Claus (1)______ them with goodies for the children. The children in the United States and some other countries have been following this tradition of hanging a Christmas stocking, (2)______ that Father Christmas will fill it with sweets and gifts for them. The items that are believed (3)______ in the Christmas stocking by Santa Claus are known as stocking stuffers.

The tradition of the Christmas stockings began by a story (4)______ since ancient times about a kind noble man who had three daughters. The wife of the nobleman had died and the daughters (5)______ all the work in the house. When the daughters became young and eligible for marriage, the poor father could not afford to give huge dowries to their husbands.

One evening the daughters, after washing their stockings, hung them near the fire place to be dried. Santa Claus, being moved by the plight of the daughters, came in and put in three bags of gold, one in each of the stocking (6)______ by the chimney. The next morning the family noticed the gold bags and the nobleman had enough for his daughters’ marriage. The daughters got married and lived happily ever after. Since then children have been hanging Christmas stockings.

Read the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1–6) choose the correct answer.

CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS

Christmas stockings are hung near the chimney on Christmas Eve for Santa Claus (1)______ them with goodies for the children. The children in the United States and some other countries have been following this tradition of hanging a Christmas stocking, (2)______ that Father Christmas will fill it with sweets and gifts for them. The items that are believed (3)______ in the Christmas stocking by Santa Claus are known as stocking stuffers.

The tradition of the Christmas stockings began by a story (4)______ since ancient times about a kind noble man who had three daughters. The wife of the nobleman had died and the daughters (5)______ all the work in the house. When the daughters became young and eligible for marriage, the poor father could not afford to give huge dowries to their husbands.

One evening the daughters, after washing their stockings, hung them near the fire place to be dried. Santa Claus, being moved by the plight of the daughters, came in and put in three bags of gold, one in each of the stocking (6)______ by the chimney. The next morning the family noticed the gold bags and the nobleman had enough for his daughters’ marriage. The daughters got married and lived happily ever after. Since then children have been hanging Christmas stockings.

Read the text below. For each of the empty spaces (1–6) choose the correct answer.

CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS

Christmas stockings are hung near the chimney on Christmas Eve for Santa Claus (1)______ them with goodies for the children. The children in the United States and some other countries have been following this tradition of hanging a Christmas stocking, (2)______ that Father Christmas will fill it with sweets and gifts for them. The items that are believed (3)______ in the Christmas stocking by Santa Claus are known as stocking stuffers.

The tradition of the Christmas stockings began by a story (4)______ since ancient times about a kind noble man who had three daughters. The wife of the nobleman had died and the daughters (5)______ all the work in the house. When the daughters became young and eligible for marriage, the poor father could not afford to give huge dowries to their husbands.

One evening the daughters, after washing their stockings, hung them near the fire place to be dried. Santa Claus, being moved by the plight of the daughters, came in and put in three bags of gold, one in each of the stocking (6)______ by the chimney. The next morning the family noticed the gold bags and the nobleman had enough for his daughters’ marriage. The daughters got married and lived happily ever after. Since then children have been hanging Christmas stockings.