John lived with his mother in a very big house, and when she 1, the house became too big 2 him, so he bought a 3 one in the next street. There was a very nice, old clock in his 4 house, and when the man came to take his things to the new house, John thought，"I'm not going to let them 5 my beautiful old clock in their truck. Perhaps they will break it, and then it will be very expensive to repair it. "So he 6 and began to carry it down the road in his arms.

    It was heavy, so he stopped two or three times to have 7. Then suddenly a small boy came along the road. He stopped and looked at John for 8 seconds. Then he said to John，"You're a 9, aren't you?10 don't you buy a watch like everyone else？"