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The Rabbit and the Turtle
Gap-fill exercise
Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers.
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One day a rabbit was
about how fast he could run. He was laughing at the turtle for being so slow. Much to the rabbit's surprise, the turtle
him to a race. The rabbit thought this was a good
and
the challenge. The fox was to be the umpire of the race. As the race began, the rabbit raced way ahead of the turtle, just like everyone thought. The rabbit got to the
point and could not see the turtle anywhere. He was hot and tired and
to stop and take a short nap. Even if the turtle passed him, he would be able to race to the finish line ahead of him. All this time the turtle
walking step by step by step. He never
no matter how hot or tired he got. He just kept going. However, the rabbit slept longer than he had
and woke up. He could not see the turtle anywhere! He went at
to the finish line but found the turtle there
for him.
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