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"Don't forget the sandwiches!" Mother reminded
me. We had been ___1___
for this family picnic for two days. Everybody, ___2___
my little brother, had been looking ___3___
to it.
All of a sudden, dark clouds started to ___4___
in the sky. Soon, it began to drizzle, and ___5___
long, it was pouring ___6___
and dogs. The picnic ___7___
to be cancelled.
I was sulking on the sofa ___8___
Mother suggested, "Why ___9___
we clean up the house ?" Soon, everyone was ___10___
doing something. We dusted the furniture and ___11___
away old magazines. The store room was purged ___12___
many things we had conveniently stashed ___13___
inside. Father painted the cabinet, ___14___
he had always said he would do but had never got
round to doing. I found many old photographs and had
a good laugh ___15___
them. My little brother polished the glass table ___16___
well that we could see our reflections ___17___
it clearly.
At the end of the day, we were all exhausted. ___18___
the family gathered round the dining table ___19___
a dinner of pizza, we were glad that the day had
turned ___20___
well.
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