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Santa Claus has decided to [get / let] with the times and make several key changes to how he operates. Press reports say he will start to incorporate the latest technology [in / on] the manufacture and [delivery / delivers] of his gifts and create better working conditions for his reindeers and elves. He will also concentrate [in / on] getting in better shape and trimming his [bugling / bulging] waistline. Santa has come [under / over] increasing pressure from Internet stores in [recently / recent] years and is finding it [increasingly / increased] difficult to compete. Many children are sending their Christmas [wish / wishful] lists to sites like Amazon.com instead of writing to him. His workshop has also struggled to keep [up / down] with the latest cutting-edge production methods used in digital toys and games.

Santa’s nine reindeer and group of elves will now all work [considerately / considerably] fewer hours. There have been [concerns / concerning] for centuries about making them work [stoppage / non-stop] over the Christmas period and fly around the world all night. The elves will now [oversight / oversee] a brand-new, [state-of-the-statue / ], state-of-the-art gift-making [facility / faculty] at Santa’s workshop. This will reduce their working [load / lead] to just one hour a day. In another technological [revulsion / revolution], Santa’s sleigh will be powered by a new environmentally-friendly fuel. Animal rights activists will be happy that Rudolph and his helpers will now sit in the sleigh [instead / rather] of pulling it. These changes also mean Santa will have more time to spend working out at his North Pole gym and [shed / shack] a few kilos.

 


 
 

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