READ THE TEXT BELOW AND THINK OF THE WORD WHICH BEST FITS EACH SPACE. USE ONLY ONE WORD IN EACH SPACE.

Christmas is primarily a religious holiday, the celebration of Christ’s birth. The practice (1) ……….. putting trees in the house, candles and many decorations indicate (2) …………. the pagan origins are still alive and well. Today Christmas offers people (3) ………… opportunity to give and receive presents, to help (4) ………… who are (5) ………….. need. The Christmas spirit of giving, of peace and understanding, of tolerance is personalized (6) ………….. Santa Claus, Father Christmas. According (7) ………… the legend, Nicholas, (8) ………… benevolent man, was born in Turkey and died on 6th December, 343. He comes every year, under different names. In Austria Nikolaus is accompanied by Krampus (9) …………. scares naughty children. In the Netherlands, Sinterklaas, accompanied by one or more black slaves, gives presents to children on December 5th. St. Nicholas was the model for the Hollywood Santa, who was first stylized into a jollier fellow (10) ……… Coca Cola ads.