Шешімі: Choose the Correct Verb

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Michael’s holidays

Michael was very happy. He was 32 ______ holidays with his family, making the most of his time by Emerald Lake. Early in the morning, as soon as dawn broke, he was on its shore – building fantastic sand castles from the gritty sand. He imitated the birds, trying to get their 33 ______. He chased the lizards, hoping they would want to play. He threw rocks into the water doing everything he could to entertain the fish. Michael loved nature — even if the hundreds of mosquito bites that covered his arms and legs were proof that nature didn’t love him back. Camping in the nature was 34 ______ the best way to spend your summer holidays.

Michael saw his sister Barbara sitting on the sand. At first, he didn’t want to 35 ______ her, but he had a great idea to share. So he came up to her and stated, “I bet the other side of the lake is even better than this side!”

Trying to act interested, Barbara asked, “What 36 ______ you think so?”

“It’s tough to believe, I know, because this side is so unbelievably perfect. There are birds and lizards and mosquitoes and fish. 37 ______, something in my gut tells me that it’s even better over there.”

The summer before, Barbara and her mother had driven to the other side of the lake to buy shampoo at the drugstore. The other side of the lake was nothing very exciting: strip malls and gas stations, with a shopping mall in the middle. But before she 38 ______ the truth, she wanted to know what he was imagining. “Describe it to me,” she asked. “Describe everything that’s on the other side of the lake.”