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It was … fine sunny day in the city.
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a
the
The weather … unusually lovely.
were
be
was
Everything … to be marvelous.
seemed
seeming
seem
Streets were full … cars.
by
of
on
People … hurrying somewhere in different directions.
was
being
were
Mr. Black … all right.
felt
feeled
feel
He always … his day with the words: “eat at pleasure, drink at measure and enjoy life as it is”.
begun
began
begin
In addition to it he was … chain smoker and smoked to his heart’s content.
the
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a
He didn’t … it would do him any harm.
thought
think
thinks
So he enjoyed … it.
by
-
with
Smoking … cigarette, he was walking along the street.
the
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a
Suddenly he … a girl.
see
saw
seen
She … extremely pretty.
were
being
was
She … glamorous.
was
were
being
She wore long blond hair … shoulder length parted in the middle.
with
-
down
She … big hazel eyes with puffy eyelashes.
had
had have
have
She wasn’t that kind of a girl whose beauty comes … and goes off with the rain.
from the pot
out of the pot
down the pot
She had excellent figure with … slender legs.
long
tall
big
No wonder he couldn’t help … acquainted with her.
getting
to get
get
Mr. Black followed … the girl.
with
-
by
He seemed to be detached … what was going on, because he wasn’t able to see anybody but her.
from
of
out of
Hardly … to tell her one pretty story when he fell a victim to some absent-minded person who had forgotten to shut the sewer.
he was beginnig
he began
had he began
He fell … without uttering a word.
up
down
over
When he landed, he … a big strong word.
spoke
told
said
The girl was surprised at a sudden disappearance of such a …young man.
pretty
handsome
beautiful
When she realized what … , she called an ambulance.
had happened
was happening
happened
Two strong ambulance … put him on a stretcher.
man
men
mans
The car took him to … hospital.
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the
a
Mr. Black seemed to be suffering … the pain one could hardly imagine.
of
from
at
He was sick and giddy, he had a headache, a backache, pains in the stomach, something was …with his heart and lungs.
all right
wrong
bad
In addition to it, he felt … sharp pain in his left arm.
the
a
-
He was … ; because he was sure he had a fatal malady.
on despair
at despair
in despair
People always … things when they are shocked.
exaggerated
exaggerate
have exaggerated
In …morning he was a happy man, in the afternoon he seemed to be a miserable wreck.
the
a
-
When the doctor examined him, it was clear that his left arm was broken and it …in a cast.
put
had been put
was put
When Mr. Black knew that he needn’t be confined … bed, he felt happy.
with
to
at
He … to the drug-store and took the medicine to avoid an abscess and severe complications.
went
was going
had gone
But when he came out into the street he saw … woman in the world.
the prettiest
the most pretty
the most prettiest
When he saw her, he saw a goddess go – ….
so graceful was she
so graceful she was
was she so graceful
The upright carriage she seemed to be … .
bearing with
bear with
born with
So he couldn’t keep from … her name.
to ask
asking
ask
When she was ... to answer, an open sewer was the cause of his misfortune again.
on
about
near
By extra-ordinary luck he managed to … falling down.
avoid
escape
miss
But when he was going to tell her one pretty story, he didn’t … another sewer.
watch
notice
examine
When he fell down again, he thought he was … .
at the death’s door
at death’s door
at a death’s door
He was a victim of his own misfortune … .
too
more
again
He had … bad luck.
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the
a
But he … make a will and prepare for a better world.
mustn’t
shouldn’t
didn’t have to
If he hadn’t been so absent-minded, this … !
won’t happen
wouldn’t happen
wouldn’t have happened
He was still … and continued making acquaintance with all pretty women he saw.
a life and kicking
alive and kicking
alive and kick