Read the article below and decide which answer best fits each space. Đọc đoạn văn dưới và chọn từ thích hợp cho mỗi chỗ trống.


John lived ___(1)___ his mother in a very big house, and when she died, the house became ___(2)___ big for him, ___(3)___ he bought a smaller one in the next street. There was a very nice old clock in his first house, and when the men came to take his furniture ___(4)___ the new house, John thought, "I'm not going to let them ___(5)___ my beautiful old clock in their truck. Perhaps they'll break it, and then repairing it ___(6)___ expensive." So he picked it up and began to carry it down the road in his arms. It was heavy, so he stopped two or three times to have a rest. Then suddenly a small boy came along the road. He stopped and looked ___(7)___ John for a few seconds. Then he said to John, "You're a foolish man, ___(8)___? Why don't you ___(9)___ a watch like ___(10)___?"