George Smith - Lesson 222
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Many people have to work ___(1)___. Some people do not mind. Other people think it's terrible. One man thinks that working at the weekends can be ___(2)___. He is George Smith. Mr. Smith works in an office, in Brighton, England. On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. After he ___(3)___, the lift, it stopped between floors. Mr. Smith could not get out of the lift. He began to shout, but ___(4)___ heard him. Then Mr. Smith remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work ___(5)___ Tuesday. There was ___(6)___ for Mr. Smith to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to ___(7)___, Mr. Smith was very hungry and had to sleep most of the time. Early on Tuesday morning, one of his workmates came into work and found the lift ___(8)___. When the lift was opened, Mr. Smith came out cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the lift for ___(9)___ hours! Now Mr. Smith says, "I only use lifts if they have ___(10)___ in them."
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