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1) It may sound strange but I started roller skating when I was relatively old. A friend of
mine gave me a pair of roller skates for my __________________ (EIGHTEEN) birthday.
2) He said that he __________________ (TEACH) me some basic skating skills the next
Saturday but disappeared for weeks.
3) At first, I wanted to give the skates to someone else but I __________________
(NOT/CAN) think of anybody who met both requirements – to be keen on roller skating and
to have the same size feet as mine.
4) So, I put the skates on the shelf in the pantry and __________________ (FORGET)
about them.
5) “What are these?” my mum asked. She saw the skates when she
__________________ (TIDY) up the pantry, “Why do you never go skating?”
6)“I __________________ (GO) skating if I could skate. But unfortunately I can’t,” I
said. “And it’s better to learn to skate in childhood, isn’t it?”
7) “Right,” Mum nodded, “But you have no choice. You’ll never be any
__________________ (YOUNG) than you are now.”
8) That sounded like a good reason to start something new. I put the skates in my
rucksack and headed to the park.
9) There__________________ (BE) lots of skaters in the park.
10) Most of __________________ (THEY) moved gracefully and effortlessly. Some
looked really clumsy.