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That's My Bag!
Atrain stopped.An old man got on the train.It was full of passengers.The old man was looking for a seat.Suddenly he saw one without anyone sitting on it, but there was a bag on it,and a young man was sitting beside it.
"Can I sit here?"asked the old man.
'Well',said the old man,'I'II sit here until he gets back.'
Ten minutes passed.The train started.
Too bad!He missed the train,'said the old man,'but he shouldn't lose his bag.'
The old man took the bag and wanted to throw it out of the window.
The young man jumped up.'Don't!'he cried out.'That's.....my bag!'
Fill in the blanks.You should:
a)use the words in the passage;or
b)use your own words if hints are given.
1.The train was very c------.(a lot of people)
2.There was s--------on the seat.Itwas a bag.(the opposite of "nothing")
3.The young man said that thebseat belonged to another p--------.
4.The young man did not w---the old man to take the seat.
5.The old man knew very well that the young man had told a l--.(words which are not true)
6.The old man intended to t----the bag out of the window.
7.The young man s------that the bag belonged to him.(cried out)
8.The old man taught the young man a l-----.(showing him what should not be done)