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Summer was coming and it was getting hotter. Mrs. King got early one morning and went to the market after she
(have)breakfast. She knew that everything was cheap there before eight o'clock. She wanted to buy many
(vegetable)for her family. Suddenly she saw there were a
of people around a farmer. She hurried there and found that he was selling some beef.
“How does it cost?”a woman asked.
“Two dollars a kilo.”
“Oh,how cheap it is!”Mrs. King said to herself.“John (like)beef very much. I'd better buy some here.”
When she got with five kilos of beef,her son was happy but her husband got angry.
“What a silly woman!”said Mr. King.“How shall we keep it fresh in such hot weather?”
“Your aunt is very rich,”said Mrs. King.“Why not go and borrow some money her? Then we'll be able to buy a fridge.”Mr. King agreed and they began to teach their five-year-old son what
(say)when they were at his aunt's house.
“John,”Mr. King said,“how can we keep the beef fresh?”
“That's easy,”the boy said (happy).“By eating it!”