Exercise #3
Fill in the blanks.
1. Karen was nervous before her big performance in the school play, but her friends all wished her good luck and told her to " ." Despite her nerves, Karen ended up giving a great performance and received a lot of applause from the audience.
2. Celine had always dreamed of owning a designer handbag, but when she saw the price tag she realized it would . She decided to save up for it and eventually was able to buy it, but it took a lot of budgeting and sacrifice.
3. When Tom received the math test in class, he was confident that he knew all the material. As he worked through the problems, he realized that they were all very easy and that the test was . He finished it quickly and ended up getting an A.
4. Joe's friends were planning a surprise party for his birthday, but one of them accidentally when they mentioned the party in front of Joe. Joe was disappointed that the surprise was ruined, but still appreciated the effort his friends put into planning the party.
5. When Brian told his friends that he had been cast in a major Hollywood movie, they all laughed and accused him of . Brian finally admitted that he was just joking and they all had a good laugh about it.
6. Tim had been looking forward to his vacation for months, but when he got to the airport, he learned that his flight had been canceled due to bad weather. He was disappointed that the rainy forecast had .
7. Samantha had always wanted to bungee jump, but when she arrived at the bungee jumping location and saw the high platform, she . She decided not to go through with it and watched her friends jump instead.
8. When Mary's car broke down on the side of the road, her neighbor saw her struggling and offered to help. He to fix the car, even though he wasn't a mechanic, and eventually got it running again. Mary was very grateful for his help.
9. When Rachel started her new job, she was excited to take on as many tasks as possible and prove herself to her boss. But she soon realized that she had and was struggling to keep up with all of her responsibilities. She had to ask for help and delegate some tasks to her coworkers.
10. The company's new project was taking a long time to get started because no one was sure who was responsible for what. The project manager decided to by assigning tasks to each team member and setting deadlines. This helped to get the project moving forward.