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After breakfast, we set off and (drive) ___(4)____ about thirty miles into the

country until we (come) ____(5)____ to our favorite place for picnicking. This place is very

nice and beautiful. Here the green fields (slope) ___(6)____ gently south to a small stream, and

a wood of tall trees (keep) ____(7)____ out the wind from the north and east. In the woods,

there (be) ___(8)___ a lot of spring flowers in the woods and there are small fish in the stream.

The sun is shining brightly and the ground is so dry that we can sit on the grass. We found that

this place was pleasant for our picnic; therefore, we ___(9)____ the car carrying the basket of
food down through the fields to the edge of the stream and put it beside the stream. My

younger brother, David, as well as my older sister, Susan, and I went into the woods to pick

wild flowers while my mother ____(10)____ by the stream in the sunshine reading a book and

my father was fishing.

At lunchtime, we had tea, eggs, tomatoes, cheese rolls, lettuce sandwiches,

cakes and fruit. At half past four, we put the plates, cups, saucers and other things back into the

basket, went to the car and drove it back home. At half past five, we all got back home safely

with lots of fun.

Directions : Write your own picnic by completing each blank with the words from the

above passage.

Last week, my friends and I went for a ___(1)___ in the country. After packing

a large ____(2)____ of food, we put it in a car and drove directly to the ___(3)___ beside the

mountain and stream. Having ___(4)____ the pleasant place near the woods beside the stream

running from the mountain, we put our tent and a large pack of food beside the ____(5)____.

After we had finished putting our tent, we all did what we wanted to do. Some went into the

woods to hunt ____(6)____ flowers and plants, others went swimming and ____(7)_____ in

the stream. We enjoyed what we had just done until ____(8)____. We had eggs, tomatoes,

cheese rolls, lettuce sandwiches, cakes and fruit for lunch. While taking a rest after

____(9)____ it began to rain, so we put everything in the back of the car and drove away back