What a strange day !
Last weekend, I _______________ in bed sleeping when suddenly I _______________ a strange
feeling. It _______________ me up! I _______________ in bed for a while then I
_______________ up, _______________ to the kitchen and _______________ myself a cup of
coffee. I _______________ marmalade on a piece of toast, _______________ a large glass of fruit
juice and _______________ some cereals. I then _______________ the cat, and
_______________ the dog a bone. I _______________ a shower and _______________ all the
things I had to do before going out. I _______________ the windows, locked the door behind me and
_______________ the house.
ate - did - drank - fed - gave - got - had - lay - left - made - shut - spread - took - was -
went - woke
As I left the house, I _______________ a letter on my doorstep. When I _______________ my
address was _______________ in green letters, I _______________ it was from my friend John,
the 'ecologist'. He always _______________ trees on the back of envelopes and _______________
nothing but green clothes! I _______________ the first lines and _______________ it was a nice
surprise. I _______________ a bit jealous and _______________ to myself he was really lucky. He
had _______________ me this mail to _______________ me know he was in New York. A cousin of
his had _______________ him a flat near Central Park - funnily enough, my parents
_______________ up in New York, not far from where they _______________ the Empire State
Building. One problem _______________ on his first day there: somebody _______________ Johns
suitcase at the airport so he had to buy new clothes.
arose - built - drew - felt - found - grew - knew - lent - let - read - said - saw - sent -
stole - thought - wore - written
As the rain _______________ to fall, I _______________ to take the bus to go to Trafalgar Square.
I _______________ the letter in my pocket and _______________ to the nearest bus-stop. A bus
soon _______________ by, I _______________ for the bus-fare which _______________ me
1.50 . As I _______________ at the back, an old lady _______________ to me: she
_______________ me a strange story about her family and _______________ me pictures of her
grandchildren. I _______________ that they _______________ living in the USA now, in New York,
near Central Park. She was sad because they rarely _______________ to her. Living so far apart
_______________ they rarely _______________ except for very special occasions when they
_______________ across the Atlantic. She _______________ talking and talking. She didnt know
how to _______________ a long story short! Seeing Nelsons Column in the distance, I
_______________ up, _______________ hands with the old lady and said goodbye. As the bus
_______________ on, I was still feeling sorry for her.
began - came - chose - cost - cut - drove - flew - kept - meant - met - paid - put - ran -
sat - shook - showed - spoke - stood - told - understood - were - wrote
The rain had stopped now. I _______________ some time near the lions, then I stopped at a shop
which _______________ magazines and I _______________ a newspaper. I then walked to St
Jamess Park. Some people were _______________ horses, others were riding bikes. Some children
were playing football near the water: no respect for the ducks! Besides, ball games were strictly
_______________. One of the boys _______________ the ball, it _______________ an American
tourist who actually _______________ into the water. He _______________ himself and nearly
_______________ a leg. The mans camera _______________ into the water and some fool
_______________ across the pond to pick it up.
bought - broke - fell - forbidden - hit - hurt - riding - sank - shot - sold - spent - swam
The man _______________ from the water, he _______________ his temper. He
_______________ at the boys, _______________insults at them, saying this would never happen in
Central Park, his favourite park at home. It soon _______________ clear that he needed assistance.
So I _______________ out my mobile and _______________ for an ambulance. They were here ten
minutes later: one nurse _______________ a stretcher, they _______________ the man on his back.
The other nurse _______________ over and _______________ the mans hand. He was alright, just
shocked. I _______________ that incident _______________ the boys a lesson: they would never
_______________ that day!
became - bent - bet - brought - forget - held - laid - lost - rang - rose - swore - taught -
threw - took
I _______________ a voice beside me shout They _______________! They won!. Apparently,
Englands rugby team had just _______________ France. They really _______________ hard for
that victory. A band of supporters _______________ 'God save the Queen'. I just couldnt
_______________ the noise, so I followed a path which _______________ to a quieter place in the
park, to _______________ from all this commotion . As I _______________ a glance behind me,
what _______________ me was the contrast between the loud rugby fans and the quiet tourists who
didnt really understand what was going on.
bear - beaten - cast - fought - heard - led - sang - struck - withdraw - won
The wind was _______________ harder now. I was _______________. I decided to go home, so I
_______________ a taxi. Once at home, I opened the door and _______________ myself in. I
_______________ my coat by the door, _______________ some wood in the fireplace,
_______________ up an old newspaper -the main article was _______________ with holidays and
sun-_______________ers, how appropriate!- and _______________ a big fire but I
_______________ myself with a match. I was alone: the dog had _______________, the cat was
_______________ somewhere. After a light dinner, I _______________ the alarm-clock for 7 and
went to bed to _______________ about Central Park.
blowing - burnt - caught dealing - dream - frozen - gone - hiding - hung - let - lit - seek -
set - stuck - tore Yvan BAPTISTE novembre 2005
