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1. On Sunday the whole of the Smallwood family usually sleep late in the morning. Before breakfast their dog Fub always fetches the newspapers from the doormat. On Sundays there are two newspapers: the Observer and the Sunday Express. First he picks up one paper, then he picks up __________ . Then he takes them into the dining-room where they all have breakfast.
2. John had an accident. An ambulance came and took him straight away to hospital. The following evening his friends came to the hospital. They were very worried: it is one thing to read about accidents in newspapers and it’s quite _________ thing when someone you know ends up in hospital.
- “Here”, said David. “We’ve brought you some chocolates – but we are hungry too.” John opened the box and gave them one chocolate each. They all shouted and each tried to take.
- “Please, stop making such a noise”! said the nurse. “Think about ____________ patients.” The nurse smiled at John and looked crossly at ____________ . “What about my bike?” asked John. – “It’s mess” smashed up. You’d better begin saving up for __________ one, when get out of here.”
3. David decided to buy a second-hand car. His friend Chris who worked in a garage tried to help him. “David, I’ve got a couple of second-hand cars round here. A friend of Mr. Hunt’s brought one in this morning and __________ belongs to a friend of mine. The green one looks better, but the old black thing has a better engine. So it would be a much better buy than ________ one.”