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"Contestants, are you ready?" cried one of the game
officials. Sherry nodded her ___1___ expectantly and waited for the
starting signal.
She was in a ___2___ unusual contest, the Annual
Spaghetti Eating Contest.
She had never ___3___ such a contest before. Together
___4___
her contest partner, Peter, they would have to
gobble ___5___ as many
plates of spaghetti as ___6___ in four minutes. There
were twelve couples
___7___ in the contest.
When the competition ___8___, Sherry gulped down the
spaghetti
as fast as she could. For the ___9___ two plates, the
slippery stuff slid ___10___ her throat easily and she had
___11___ problems
eating
the spaghetti. ___12___ her fourth plate, however, she
felt ___13___ bloated that she could hardly bear to
swallow the stuff. Besides, the strong ___14___ of
meatballs and spaghetti sauce in her mouth was
beginning to ___15___
her sick. In the ___16___ of her fifth plate, she
sneaked a look at Peter. He had
___17___ an admirable seven plates of spaghetti already.
___18___ to Sherry's relief, the contest ended. When the
results were
announced, Sherry and Peter discovered that they had
___19___ third in the
competition. What do you think their prize was? It
was ___20___ year's free supply of spaghetti at the
local Spaghetti King Eating Palace! |
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"Contestants, are you ready?" cried one of the game
officials. Sherry nodded her
head expectantly and waited for the
starting signal.
She was in a most unusual contest, the Annual
Spaghetti Eating Contest.
She had never joined such a contest before. Together
with
her contest partner, Peter, they would have to
gobble up as many
plates of spaghetti as
possible in four minutes. There
were twelve couples
participating in the contest.
When the competition
began, Sherry gulped down the
spaghetti
as fast as she could. For the
first two plates, the
slippery stuff slid
down her throat easily and she had
no problems
eating
the spaghetti. By her fourth plate, however, she
felt so bloated that she could hardly bear to
swallow the stuff. Besides, the strong
taste of
meatballs and spaghetti sauce in her mouth was
beginning to make
her sick. In the middle of her fifth plate, she
sneaked a look at Peter. He had
completed an admirable seven plates of spaghetti already.
Much to Sherry's relief, the contest ended. When the
results were
announced, Sherry and Peter discovered that they had
emerged third in the
competition. What do you think their prize was? It
was one year's free supply of spaghetti at the
local Spaghetti King Eating Palace! |
