Exercise 76

Write one word in each gap 

 A long time ago ____ I was in the capital city. It is a very busy place during whole ____, so I wasn't surprised by the number of _____ in the streets who seemed to ____ all in a hurry. Nobody was paying ______ to anybody. Everybody was ______ somewhere, surrounded by their ____ worries, burdened with the tasks they need to ____.

 I went to the city center and saw a few ______ who were playing guitars and singing. There was a big black hat on the ground in front of them, so I put a few ____, that I found in my pocket. It wasn't much _____, but they nodded their heads as a sign of gratitude and continued ______ their songs. A few meters from them there was a seller who was selling miniature paintings. They didn't _____ much, so I bought two. I went on to buy some snack in the nearby fast-food stand. I _____ a hot-dog and looked for the place _____ I could sit and eat it up. I ____ a bench under the tree and ____ on it. At that moment _____ was there, but just a half minute ____ that an old woman asked me if  she _______ sit next to me. I said "Yes" and moved a ____ to the end of the bench. She took a newspaper from her hand bag and started _____ it. I noticed that it ____ in some foreign ______. I couldn't understand _____.

 That day I decided to learn as _____ foreign languages ___  possible. Today, teaching is my ____. I help people _____ languages and other skills.