Sentence 1: The Christmas tree had a giant hole. 
 Sentence 3: It didn't seem to work 
 Sentence 4:  The bare spot was still very obvious 
 Sentence 5:  The mom made a giant ornament to hang in that spot 
 Option 1: The family decided to pay on it. 
 Option 2: The family decided to use some garland to cover it up.