| My father was driving me home from
the shops the other day. There was not much traffic on the road
except for ( 1. a number of / an amount of ) motorbikes a few
yards behind us. Suddenly the ( 2. bigger / biggest ) of the
bikes accelerated and tried to get ( 3. past / passed ) us. The
rider appeared to have ( 4. lost / loss ) control of his bike
and crashed into the back of our car. My father immediately
stopped and parked behind a stationery bus ( 5. because of /
because ) we were worried that the rider might be seriously
injured or even ( 6. died / dead ). We hurried over to the man (
7. who / whom ) lay motionless on the road. An ambulance quickly
arrived and took him to the ( 8. near / nearby ) hospital. A
policeman asked to see my father's driving ( 9. license / lesson
) and told us to go to the police station to make a report.
When he went to make the report, he had to wait for quite a
while. There was a long queue because a lady was rather slow at
writing her report. I haven't ( 10. no / any ) ( 11. practice /
practise ) in this sort of thing. 'Can someone help me, please
?' My father then helped her with her report since he ( 12. was
used to / used to ) report writing in his job.
The the police officer told me father that the motorbike
rider was not seriously injured and that he was going to be
charged with dangerous driving and theft. He had apparently
stolen the motorbike and was being chased by the other riders (
13. whose / who's ) friend's bike he had stolen. He was ( 14.
all ready / already ) in police custody and would probably spend
( 15. some time / sometimes ) in prison for his crimes. |
