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The Unfortunate Tandem
It happened while Mr Harris and his wife sitting on the tandem behind him (0) __were cycling__ (to cycle) through Holland. As the roads (1) (to be) stony, Harris (2) (to ask) his wife to sit tight. She (3) (not/ can) explain later why she (4) (to think) her husband (5) (to order) her to jump down. And she did so. Harris (6) (to go on) without turning his head. He (7) (to believe) his wife (8) (to sit) behind him.
Mrs Harris (9) (to find) herself on the road alone.
At first she (10) (to suppose) her husband (11) (to want) simply to show his skill and he (12) (to return) soon when he (13) (to reach) the hill. But her husband (14) (to disappear) in the wood.
She (15) (to begin) to cry as she (16) (to have) no money, and she (17) (not know) Dutch.
People (18) (to think) she (19) (to lose) something so they (20) (to take) her to the police station.
Meanwhile, Harris (21) (to cycle) with great pleasure. But soon he (22) (to feel) wrong. He (23) (to look back) but (24) (to see) nobody there.
While thinking how to find his wife he (25) (to meet) some local people. They (26) (to be sure) he (27) (to find) his wife at the police station. There he (28) (to ask) when, where and why he (29) (to lose) his wife.
The meeting of Mr Harris and his wife (30) (to be) not a tender one.
Be careful on the roads!
Example:
It happened while Mr Harris and his wife sitting on the tandem behind him 0 (to cycle) through Holland.
1 I have every intention of complaining, (intend)
I fully intend to complain
2 Send them the samples they requested - don't forget, will you? (remember)
Please remember to send them the samples
3 We will provide a 24 hour-a-day-hot line, (undertake)
We (will) undertake to provide a 24 hour-a-day-hot line
4 I anticipate receiving an answer soon, (expect)
I expect to receive an answer soon
5 If you like we can send a replacement, (offered)
They have offered to send a replacement
6 She should have told them of the potential problem, (neglected)
She neglected to tell them of the potential problem
7 I'm not sure, but I think there is a bug in the program, (appears)
There appears to be a bug in the program
8 She says she has the necessary authority, (claims)
She claims to have the necessary authority
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