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Last Tuesday I took my two daughters, aged five and seven, to town by car. It began to rain 1 so I decided I would leave the children in the car before I went quickly into a shop. I 2 the girls not to touch anything and told them I would be 3 within a few minutes. Then I locked all the doors and left 4 happily looking out of the window. I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had disappeared! I could hardly believe my 5 . The car doors were 6 locked, the windows were shut and on the back seat 7 only two coats. Being 8 , I ran to the corner of the street 9 there was no 10 of them .I rushed up to an old lady nearby and asked 11 she had seen two small girls but she said No. Feeling quick sick with fear, I sat on the drivers seat, and 12 to stop trembling. Suddenly, I 13 a merry laugh behind me. I got out of the car, ran round to open the boot and there inside were two very red-faced and excited 14 . They had obviously pulled out the back seat, 15 behind it and then been unable to push the seat forward again. With tears in my eyes, I leaned forward and pulled their ears. 1. A. heavy B. hard C. hardly D. big 2. A. let B. warned C. allowed D. repeated 3. A. away B. out C. back D. alone 4. A. them B. her C. themselves D. herself 5. A. ears B. words C. eyes D. brains 6. A. too B. again C. already D. still | 
