A dog of character-MODAL VERBS
"Do you know that Uncle Thomas has got a new dog? "A little thing, all black with very sharp
teeth", said Simon to Lizzie. "Uncle Thomas 1) ______________buy him". ": Why do you say
that
Uncle
Thomas
2)
______________buy
______________buy dogs, as far as I know." "You 4)
him?"
asked
Susan.
"People
______________believe
3)
me"
continued John, "but you 5) ______________hear the whole story. As you know, Uncle Thomas
has got a lot of pets, and every week he 6) ______________pay a visit to a pet shop, to buy food
and other things for his pets. So, last Saturday he decided that he 7) ______________go to his
usual pet shop. He was examining a new diet for fat dogs, when suddenly a little black dog who
8)_____________escaped from his cage, dashed at him and plunged his sharp teeth into one
of
his trouser-legs .
He 9) ______________
lose his head (he always says that a man 10)
been afraid about that, but he didn't
______________
keep his head even in the
most difficult situations), and tried to shake-off the dog. In vain. The dog 11) ______________
get him free, and Uncle Thomas
which
he 13) ______________
12) ______________think about another
way
through
get rid of him. He bought a large rubber bone and offered it
to the little dog, but in vain!
"What 14)
______________
I do to get rid of this little monster?" Uncle Thomas asked
the shop assistant. "You 5) ______________do two things, sir'', answered
the
shop-
assistant. " You 16) ______________leave your trousers or buy the dog". Uncle Thomas
thought for about five
minutes
______________buy him, because I 18)
before making
up his mind “I
______________
be to the office in half an hour.
17)
"How much do I owe you"? "80 pounds, Sir, it's a nice dog, full of character" ''I 19) see that”
he said, and
he paid
______________
"He
22)
80 pounds. He 20) ______________catch a taxi, because it 21)
been very uncomfortable to walk with a dog on one of his trouser-legs.
______________left his trousers there, don't you think so, Simon? Lizzie said.
"Well, he preferred to go home in his trousers".
"Don't you think that the shop assistant trained the dog so that he 23) ______________
sell him?"
''Why 24) ______________ you always distrust people Lizzie?
Things 25) ______________
happen sometimes." said Simon.