A Christmas Story for people having a bad day....

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Intermediate
English exercise "Why a little angel on top of the Christmas tree??" created by bridg (22-12-2005) with The test builder
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When four of Santa's elves got ( S I K C ) , and the trainee ( L V E S E ) did not produce the toys as fast as the ( E A R L R U G ) ones, Santa was beginning to feel the pressure of being behind ( D E E H U L S C ) . Then Mrs. Claus told Santa that her ( M O M ) was coming to visit. This ( T R S S E S E D ) Santa even more. When he went to harness the ( E E R I R S D N E ) , he found that three of them were about to give ( H I T R B ) and two had ( U P E D M J ) the fence and were out, ( V E A H E N ) knows where. More stress. Then when he began to load the ( I E H S L G ) one of the ( O A R B D S ) cracked, and the toy bag fell to the ( N O U G R D ) and scattered the toys. So, frustrated, Santa went into the ( U S H O E ) for a cup of ( E P A P L ) cider and a shot of rum. When he went to the ( A R B D C P O U ) , he discovered that the elves had hidden the ( L Q R I U O ) , and there was nothing to ( R N K I D ) . In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the ( I R D C E ) pot, and it broke into hundreds of little pieces all over the ( E H N K I C T ) floor. He went to get the broom and found that ( M E I C ) had eaten the ( S W A R T ) end of the broom. Just then the ( O D L R E O B L ) rang, and irritable Santa trudged to the ( O R O D ) . He opened the door, and there was a little ( N L G A E ) with a great ( G B I ) Christmas ( T E R E ) . The angel said, very ( E F C Y R L L U E H ) , 'Merry Christmas, Santa. Isn't it a ( V L L E O Y ) day? I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to ( C S T I K ) it?' And so began the ( A I T D N R T I O ) of the little angel on top of the ( T R C S I A M H S ) tree.'