EXERCISE#1

My uncle’s shopping trip last Thursday was

discouraging to him. First of all, he had to drive
around for fifteen minutes until he found a parking
space. There was a half-price special on paper
products in the supermarket, and every spot was
taken. Then, when he finally got inside, many of the
items on his list were not where he expected. For
example, the pickles he wanted were not on the
same shelf as all the other pickles. Instead, they
were in a refrigerated case next to the bacon. And
the granola was not on the cereal shelves but in the
health-food section. Shopping thus proceeded
slowly. About halfway through his list, he knew there
would not be time to cook dinner and decided to
pick up a barbecued chicken. The chicken, he
learned, was available at the end of the store he had
already passed. So, he parked his shopping cart in
an aisle, got the chicken, and came back. After
adding half a dozen more items to his cart, he
suddenly realized it contained someone else’s food.
So, he retraced his steps, found his own cart,
transferred the groceries, and continued to shop.
Later, when he began loading items onto the
checkout counter, he noticed that the barbecued
chicken was missing. He must have left it in the
other cart, certainly gone by now. Feeling totally
defeated, he returned to the deli counter and said to
the clerk, “Give me another chicken. I lost the first
one.” My uncle told me that when he saw the look on
the clerk’s face, he felt as if he’d flunked Food
Shopping.

EXERCISE#2
1. Students who get a good night’s sleep before a
major exam find that they do a lot better than if
they spent the whole night studying.
2. All you could hear was the maddening rattle of
the heating register, even though I buried your face
in the pillow.
3. When we answer the telephone at work, we
are supposed to say the company’s name.
4. Every time Alex attends a rock concert, he
reminds himself that listening to loud music can
damage his hearing.
5. When people go to Disney land, they
sometimes have to wait to get into the most popular
attractions.
6. Last year, we went to an aquatic park where we
were allowed to swim with dolphins.
7. When I first began to work as a waitress, I was
surprised at how rude some customers were to me.
8. When you drive on the highway, you get
disgusted at the amount of trash I see.
9. Students may not leave the exam room unless
they have turned in the exam.
10. Nina wanted to just browse through the store,
but in every department a salesperson came up and
asked to help her.
NOOR-E-ZENAB
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