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LECS Lab 10

Jason had always admired the fast movements of boxers he saw on TV. He started training to become a boxer in his spare time. He practiced jabs and jumped rope for hours each day. Finally he was a great boxer.

He won his first fight by knockout.

His wrestling matches were very exciting.

For a long time, every time I made hardboiled eggs, they came out bad. I looked all over the internet for a solution to my problem. A website suggested I bake my eggs instead of boil them. I did just as it asked.

The baked eggs were great.

I left the shell on, and ate them whole.

I was sick of being unemployed. I decided it was time to get a job. I scoured listings on the internet and sent out resumes. Finally, a company asked me to come in for an interview.

Now I am happy and I have a great new job.

I decided I didn't want to work anymore.

Susan loved the beach and went often. One day, while she swam in the ocean, a tide pulled Susan under. Susan was terrified and feared she would drown. Thankfully, a lifeguard was nearby and rescued Susan.

Susan was more careful when she swam.

Susan decided she would swim in deeper water.

Mary needed to have teeth pulled. She wanted the dentist to put her to sleep. All he could do was numb the area with Novocaine. Mary stared at him in horror.

After seeing her expression, the dentist was able help Mary.

Mary left the dentist in a great mood.

Flossie is a pioneer. Her job is to churn the butter. One day, Flossie forgot to churn the butter. The town was sad.

Flossie churned double the amount of butter the next day.

Flossie was proud of what she did.

Mark's parents had an announcement. They were going to have a baby. Mark was mad and went to his room. When the baby cam, Mark went up to him.

Mark wanted to meet the baby.

Mark didn't look at the baby.

It was the third time Jenna lost her keys this week. She had a bowl to put them in but always forgot. She looked everywhere. Eventually she gave up and used the spare set.

Jenna lost her spare keys two days later.

Jenna was glad that she wasn't forgetful.

Meghan was hired as a Scientist II for a company. She loved her job and was very good at it. After a year, Meghan wanted more responsibility at work. She talked to her boss and had an evaluation.

Meghan hoped she would be promoted.

Meghan decided to quit her job.

Today, Jane made a salad. The salad had spinach, goat cheese and cranberries. Jane drizzled balsamic over the top. She shared her salad with her sister.

Her sister loved the salad.

Jane drove a car to the city.

Gina's friend Tami had a folder she didn't want anyone else to have. Gina wanted one but didn't know where to buy one. Now Tami had a new Lisa Frank Trapper Keeper. Gina was jealous since she wanted one too.

Gina checked on ebay and found one she could afford.

Gina mowed the whole yard and had no help from anyone.

Peter's friends invite him for a small Halloween party. He arrives late and hasn't had time to eat dinner. A friend offers him a slice of pumpkin pie at the party. The pie is delicious and it has whipped cream on the side.

Peter was happy his friend gave him food.

Peter was mad at his friend.

Rachel found out that she had cancer. She was very scared. Rachel told her family and it was very difficult. They all cried.

They prayed that she would get better.

Rachel had a great day.

Ty was nervous about attending summer camp not knowing anyone. The first day, he met Sam playing soccer. That night, he met Brenda at the campfire. At breakfast the next morning, he met Bill.

They all hung out at the lake that afternoon.

They all hung out without him and he felt excluded.

Shane and John were best friends at school. Shane was caught stealing and got suspended from school. John was not allowed to be friends with Shane anymore. this bothered John greatly but his mom explained the reasons.

She explained that Shane was a bad influence on John.

She explained that Shane shouldn't have been caught.

Nora wanted to go on vacation. She decided to visit the mountain cabin. The cabin was beautiful, set in the woods, beside a stream. Nora loved to picnic by the stream.

She spread out a blanket and had a lovely picnic.

She ate all her meals in the cabin while on vacation.

Bev had been studying very hard. She couldn't wait for the weekend. When it came, she slept in very late. Then she got up and went out to party.

By Sunday night, Bev was exhausted again.

Bev got the mail and fed the fish, just like she did every day.

Jamaal had an intense craving for a lobster dinner. He checked his wallet and realized he didn't have money for that. Jamal decided he would just try and steal a lobster from the market. He ran straight to the seafood section and put his hands in the tank.

One of the lobsters pinched his hand causing him to scream.

He scooped up some of the water and took a drink.

Jake was going on a road trip to see his family. He Got in the car and drove. The car's tires exploded due to too much air. Jake hitchhiked for 30 miles.

When Jake got to his family he was happy his trip was over.

Jake wore a navy blue suit.

Clare wanted to go for a walk. So she went outside and walked around her block. But the sun began to rise. And Clare began feeling hot.

She took off her jacket to cool off.

Clare wished she brought a warm jacket.

Stephanie went to her favorite restaurant. She ordered her usual sandwich. She bit into something crunchy and unusual. Upon inspection, she noticed the foot of a mouse in her sandwich.

The restaurant manager apologized and gave her a gift card.

She decided it was a welcome addition and kept eating.

Janey was having trouble seeing well. She made an appointment with the eye doctor. The doctor said she needed glasses. Janey picked out the frames she wanted and then went home.

She couldn't wait to get her new glasses.

Janey hated doctors.

It was a cold winter night. The roads were slippery. Jim was driving home from work. He lost control of his truck.

Jim ended up in the hospital.

Jim was happy.

Lee wanted to give his mom a nice gift for her birthday. But he had no money! So he decided to make her a card and cake. He put in lots of time and effort.

Lee's mom was very happy when she received it.

Lee's mom hated it.

Dan and three friends wanted to start an exterminator business. They got a small loan and bought some cheap office space. They had to make a lot of their own equipment. They became very specialized, and so kept a regular clientele.

They all made good money.

The next day they closed the business.

Matt's children's room was now too small for all three children. Matt couldn't afford to move to another house. Matt talked with his wife about their options. They both agreed it best to switch the children into the master suite.

Matt would move the children into the master suite.

Matt would keep the children where they are.

Frank opened his present. It was a shiny red wagon. He started to cry. His father explained that he'd once gotten one as a gift.

Frank was very grateful for the gift.

Frank threw the wagon away.

Arnold was scared of birds. One day he was at a picnic. A bird was flying in the distance. It landed on his food.

Arnold screamed in terror!

Arnold was calm and happy to the see the bird.

A scientist discovers that there is a disease beginning to spread. He works on a cure for the disease in his lab. Other scientists gather to help him with his work. Several weeks go by and they manage to develop a cure.

They save the world.

They feel foolish for having done so.

Gina was using a restroom at a gas station. She went to wash her hands, but there was no soap. She looked in the cabinet under the sink hoping to find some. There was no soap there either.

So she had to settle for rinsing her hands off.

Gina stole al the soap that was in the bathroom.

Sue was a very fit woman. She worked out on a daily basis. Sue found out she was expecting a baby. She continued to workout during the pregnancy.

Sue's doctors did not approve.

Sue continued to drink alcohol.

My neighbors are always playing loud music. It's not so bad during the day. They also play it at night, unfortunately. I finally asked them if they could lower the volume.

They agreed to lower the volume.

They told me that they hadn't seen my cat.

Bobby was having a birthday party. His friends bought him a huge cake. A woman jumped out of the cake. Bobby was surprised and amused.

Bobby had a good party.

Bobby was mad at his friends.

I wanted to take a shower after work. I got my clothes and towel from the closet. I went into the bathroom and turned on the shower. I got undressed.

Then I stepped into the hot shower.

Then I walked over to my neighbor's house to borrow some soap.

Gina liked to volunteer at a homeless shelter. She had spent Years going there for many hours a week. The staff decided to do something to show their appreciation. They chipped in and got Gina a gift.

Gina was so touched she cried when they gave it to her.

Gina stopped volunteering because she felt unappreciated.

Joy's boyfriend took her to play putt putt. He didn't realize she had been playing golf since she was a child. She had three holes in one during their game. She beat him by 18 points!

He laughed and asked for a re-match.

He was so angry he never spoke to her again.

Down in mountains lived a large family. The dad had a red truck. One day it snowed. They needed food so the dad got in the truck.

He drove the truck through the snow to the store and got food.

He decided to go back in the house.

My goal is to do over two hundred pounds on the squat machine. At my gym that is the maximum weight on that machine. Right now I can only do about one hundred and fifty pounds. I worked real hard at it for well over six months.

I know I'll get there one day.

I know I'll eat pears one day.

Everyone told Matt he ate too much red meat. He ignored all their warnings about red meat and health problems. One day after a juicy burger, Matt had a heart attack. Matt became a vegetarian after he left the hospital.

He stayed heart attack free for the rest of his life.

Matt celebrated leaving the hospital with a large steak.

Briana was riding a four wheeler with her brother. They were going fast down a dirt road. Suddenly, they hit a rock. The four-wheeler flipped.

Briana began to cry.

Briana loved crashing.

Nancy was sitting near the science building. Ian tried to sneak close to her. She didn't notice until she looked around. Ian threw a pie directly in her face.

Nancy began to cry and felt humiliated.

Nancy caught the pie and began to eat it.

Francis has always looked forward to learning how to drive. Finally he is old enough for a driver's license. Francis studies very hard to get a license. He passes his driver's test easily.

Francis is really proud of his accomplishment.

Francis decides he would rather take public transportation.

Kimmi really wanted a new cell phone. She asked her father if he could buy one for her. He said no. She decided that she would work to get it for herself.

She saved enough money to buy a cell phone on her own.

Kim saved up enough money to buy a used car.

Kurtis decided to go camping. He drove up to the mountains and found a camping spot. He began to set up his tent. Suddenly, a grizzly bear came and began to approach Kurtis.

Kurtis trembled with fright.

Kurtis laughed and danced around the campfire.

Lara started seeing a therapist. She mentioned this to her mom on the phone. Her mom called the therapist, demanding information. She wanted to know all the bad things her daughter was saying.

The therapist curtly said she couldn't share that information.

The therapist told the mother everything her son had said.

The Epps go to the ocean for vacation every year. This time they would participate in a sand castle contest. Each family member worked on a different part. The littlest Epps filled the moat with ocean water.

The finished the castle in two hours.

They all thought sand castles were stupid.

George decided to buy a TV. He found a very nice TV that he wanted and went to pick it up. A few days later, George awoke to a surprise. His TV had been stolen.

He told the police, who said they weren't likely to find it.

Things had turned out just as he'd hoped.

Ed was nervous about starting high school. He tried to reassure himself. He showed up the first day smiling and friendly. He made lots of friends quickly.

Ed was relieved.

Ed found highschool negative.

The football team had worked hard all season. They had won every game and made it to the championship. There were only seconds left on the clock and the game was tied. The quarterback through a long pass and the receiver scored.

The crowd all stood up in their seats and applauded wildly.

The crowd booed the team loudly.

Lonnie was trying to figure out what majors to take in college. He knew that his end goal was to be a teacher. He asked the career counselor for advice. The counselor gave him a list of prerequisites.

Lonnie finally decided to go into education.

Lonnie threw the list away.

Tony and Mark were fierce rivals on the basketball court. Everyday after school they would meet at the local blacktop to play. They would always play one on one. They were always so evenly matched.

The games were very close.

Tony would blowout Mark.

Jasmine did not study for her big math test. She figured she could just wing it. Jasmine soon realized the test was very difficult. She decided to cheat by looking at her neighbor's paper.

The teacher caught her and gave her detention.

The teacher caught her and praised her ingenuity.

I traveled to Washington DC to visit my boyfriend. We went many places around town. But one place I wanted to go was the White House. He took me to the White House, and I was so happy.

We took the tour and enjoyed the history of the place.

We left the White House abruptly and did not take the tour.

Nina wanted to skateboard. But she knew no other girls to teach her! So she bought her own skateboard. She began to skate on her own, slowly.

Over time she became really good.

Before long Nina was the best basketball player in the state.

Inky wanted to look taller. She'd never worn heels before. She decided to try them and see how they fit. She found a comfortable, attractive pair.

Inky bought the shoes.

Inky was very disappointed.

My aunt is a nurse. She often talks about long hours at work. Last week was especially bad. She didn't have a single day where she didn't work late.

It was hard work.

It was easy work.

Lots of people were walking to class. They all wanted to get there fast. People started pushing others out of the way. They fell down.

The crowd made many people late to class.

They all went back home.

Janet worked hard to train for her wrestling meet. When she got there her opponent seemed game. They both tried their hardest. It ended in a tie.

Janet was content with the result of the match.

Janet won the first place trophy.

I was at the park the other day. I walked near the lake and saw some ducks. I decided to throw them some bread. They chased after me in an angry fashion.

I ran away from the ducks.

The ducks liked me a lot.

Tommy was 17 when he dyed his hair pink. He thought it was punk and cool. Some of his friends agreed. His parents thought it was stupid.

They made Tommy shave his head.

They loved the new look that Tommy chose.

Tina wanted to go for a hike so she put her baby in a baby carrier. They were walking up the trail in the park near their house. Suddenly, in front of them, she spotted a long black snake! After screaming, she ran home to tell her husband.

Tina was terrified of snakes.

Tina's husband suggested it would make a good pet.

Amy was visiting her best friend in Phoenix. It was her first time in Arizona. She was excited to see the town. She exited the airport and was struck by the heat.

Amy began to sweat.

Amy began shivering.

Tommy had always dreamed of having a dog. He begged his parents to get one. Finally on Tommy's birthday, his parents gave him a dog! Tommy named his dog Spot.

Tommy and Spot became best friends.

Tommy was very sad that his parents did not buy him a cat.

There is a cemetery with 199 grave stones. 12 men brought a casket. 12 men put the casket in the ground. Men and women wept together.

They mourned for losses.

They rejoiced at the sight.

Aaron was a shepherd with three dogs. One of his dogs was old but still energetic. One night wolves started killing his sheep. The old dog fought the wolves and chased them off.

Aaron loved his old dog.

Aaron's old dog was useless.

One day, police were investigating a crime scene. They were stuck on where to go next. They got a tip to check behind the library. There they found some key evidence.

The police found the perpetrator and locked her up.

The police put on a community event to raise money.

Jorel wanted to try out for the basketball team. He practiced very hard. On the day of tryouts, he was very nervous. His practice paid off.

He was asked to join the team.

He played terribly.

Peter was excited to go to the Sanders rally in New Hampshire. As Peter entered the arena it was full of thousands of people. When Peter saw Bernie he cheered as loudly as possible. He felt thrilled to be there.

He couldn't wait to vote for him.

He was a staunch republican.

Sara came back from the market. And she was eager to try the new coffee that she bought. After she finished preparing it, she drank away. Sara was amazed by how smooth and rich it tasted.

Sara decided this was her new favorite coffee.

Sara hated the bitter taste of coffee.

I just became a certified personal trainer! I have been working at this for Years. My wife took me out to dinner to celebrate. I told her at dinner all the plans I have to bring on clients.

We spoke and ate for two hours.

I left the table before she could speak.

Joey's little sister was bugging him. He thought it might be funny to trip her. He tripped her, and she started crying. Their mom ran into the room.

Joey spent the afternoon alone in his room grounded from friends.

Joey was able to purchase camping equipment for his little sister.

Anna was walking to school one morning. She entered the crosswalk on the main road. A car suddenly flew into it and struck her. Anna was crushed and her leg was broken.

Anna sued them but got nothing because they had no insurance.

Anna went to the club and danced all night long.

Six year old Bobby wanted a cat very badly. His parents didn't say no but they weren't excited about it either. One morning a friendly young cat showed up at their door. Bobby was very excited when his mom said it could come inside.

Bobby was overjoyed when his mother said the cat could stay.

Bobby stopped liking cats after that day.

After school, Alex went to his friend's house to play video games. Alex didn't have any video games himself so he was excited. Alex always loses when playing against his friend. However, he didn't care because Alex always has fun.

Alex likes playing video games.

Alex hates playing video games.

A woman went shopping for a power drill. The salesman at the hardware store smelled blood. He was unctuous and condescending. Disgusted, the woman left the store.

The salesman regretted being such a cad.

The woman decided she would shop there again in the future.

Harry was excited to go on a hot air balloon ride. Harry was going with his friend Amanda. Harry and Amanda arrived at the location, and were anxious to get on. Harry was nervous at first, but as they lifted off he was amazed.

He was happy he decided to go on the balloon ride.

Harry laughed and popped the balloon with a dart.

Joe went fishing. He sat by the river a long time. Suddenly his pole went down. Joe jumped to his feet.

He grabbed the pole and pulled out a huge flounder.

He shot at the deer, but missed.

Ed went to the local chicken restaurant. He ordered a bucket of chicken to eat. When he got home he noticed it wasn't what he had ordered. It was all wings and thighs when is was supposed to be breasts.

Ed called the restaurant and complained.

Ed called the restaurant and complimented them for their service.

Albert was a young man who had just gotten CPR certified. He decided to celebrate by going out to eat. While at the restaurant, another patron started choking on her food. Albert rushed to her side and quickly did the Heimlich maneuver.

Albert saved the day.

Everyone was angry with Albert.

Damon lost his wallet with his ID in it. He searched all over the house. He couldn't find it anywhere. He eventually just went and got a replacement ID.

The next day, Damon found his wallet under the bed.

Damon went straight to his room and went to bed.

Adam was rushing a fraternity. They dared him to pick a coconut from a palm tree. He went out at night and scaled a palm. Then he cut down a large coconut and returned with it.

The frat was proud of him.

The frat scolded him.

Tim's girlfriend loves romantic gestures. Time is very bad at them. Last week he took her out to dinner and bought her flowers. It was nice and sweet.

Tim seemed to get better at romantic gestures.

Tim's girlfriend was upset because of his gesture.

Hannah was feeling very stiff and inflexible. She decided to enroll in Yoga class to improve her flexibility. She was terrible at Yoga and for months she did not improve. But, she decided to stick with it and keep trying.

Hannah eventually succeeded.

Hannah became stiffer over time.

Gabby didn't have much money. She was working a minimum wage job. She spent the rest of her money on a lottery ticket. She got home and scratched it off.

She hoped the ticket was a winner.

Before she finished she decided it was a waste of time.

As Archie was walking home, he noticed the sky was getting dark. He decided to run home instead of walk. The rainy started to pour. Archie couldn't run home fast enough.

His clothes got completely soaked.

He was happy it rained.

Sai normally hated picture days at school. They were tedious and he never looked as nice as some other kids. To try and help Sai feel better, his mom bought him a new sweater. Sai wore the sweater to picture day and got a lot of compliments.

Sal felt great.

Sal felt rotten.

Mick wanted a cool jean jacket like his friends had. He wanted to be stylish like them, but he was broke. Then he went to a secondhand store and saw a great jean jacket. It was only six dollars!

Mick asked his mother to loan him six dollars for the jacket.

Mick purchased the jacket for twelve dollars.

Jake's dad took him to his first football game. They got there early and had really good seats. They ate hot dogs and drank soda as well! Jake even saw his favorite player during the game!

Jake had a great time at the football game with his dad.

Jake did not have fun that day.

My daughter had been begging for a pet. Her birthday was coming up. I visited the pet store to do some research. The workers helped me make a decision.

I bought her a dog.

They helped me realize that I should cut my hair short.

I decided it was time for me to go to sleep. I started up the stairs. My kitty ran in front of me. I got into my bed and under my covers.

My kitty laid on my chest, and we went to sleep.

I searched the room for 20 minutes looking for my kitty.

Linda went on vacation and visited a beach. She collected a bunch of sea shells. Linda brought the shells home and made them into necklaces. She posted pictures and her friends loved them.

They all began asking to her make necklaces for them.

She immediately removed the photos from her Facebook page.

Chuck bought a stereo from a store today. He went home and set it all up and was excited to play his music. As soon as he play the first song one of the speakers broke. Chuck was upset and returned to the store with the broken stereo.

The story quickly replaced his stereo.

The stereo was perfectly fine.

Nick turned 18 on Sunday. His girlfriend Zoe came to his birthday party. Zoe bought him a lottery card for his birthday. He anxiously scratched off the numbers.

Nick won a thousand dollars.

Nick was mad that his girlfriend did that.

John took Sarah out on a first date at a restaurant. He ordered her his favorite entree, a pork dish. Sarah took a bite and her face swelled up. She asked if there was pineapple in the dish.

He said yes.

Sarah told John that she loves pineapple.

Jane wanted long hair. So she let it grow for months and months. But it became difficult to take care of. And when it was summer, hair long hair made her too hot.

Jane decided to cut her hair short for summer.

Jane loved her long hair and grew it even longer.

Sam loved breakfast. He particularly loved frozen waffles. He would make four of them every morning when he woke up. When he woke up this morning three were in the box, not four.

Sam ate three waffles this morning.

Sam decided to never eat waffles again.

Gina's knew pencils were gone. And she knew a boy named Dave had taken them. She decided she would confront him to get them back. She marched to his desk and begin yelling.

Gina was very angry.

Gina was very calm.

In had been ten Years since Ted was in high school. He was bullied every day by Joel, the all star jock. Ted's life is better now, he really has everything he could want. As he was sitting down for lunch he saw a guy wiping tables.

Ted smiled when he saw it was Joe.

Ted was happy to see his buddy Bob.

Ray looked at his monthly power bill with anger. He went around his house and began to shut off extra lights. On his second trip around the house he unplugged extra electronics. Ray say in the darkness with satisfaction.

He knew his next bill would be lower.

He loved watching television.

Fred always stopped at the same coffee shop before work. He got to know the attractive barista. He developed a crush on her. Finally Fred worked up the courage to ask her on a date.

She said yes.

Fred told the barista to leave him alone.