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Mrs Walker has (have) one son. His name is (be) Harry. When he was (be) four years old, he had (have) a child's bicycle.
It was (be) red and white, and it had (have) small wheels at its sides, so it always stayed (stay) up.
Then Harry did (do) not have a bicycle for a long time. Now he is (be) twelve years old, and he wants (want) a bicycle.
Mrs Walker goes (go) to work by car every day, and she takes (take) Harry with her to his school, and brings (bring) him back when he finishes (finish). His school is (be) on one side of the town, and Mrs Walker's office is (be) on the other side.
"A lot of my friends have (have) bicycles, and they ride (ride) to school on them," Harry said (say) to his mother one day.
"Their mothers don't need (need) to take them to school and bring them home again."
But his mother said (say) to him, "Wait, Harry. Your father and I are (be) going to buy you a nice bicycle soon."
Then yesterday Mrs Walker stopped (stop) her car at a red light and looked (look) at Harry.
"Harry," she said (say) to him, "your father and I are (be) going to give you a bicycle next month, but first I'm (be) going to ask you some questions. Now, look (look) at those traffic lights over there. Do you know (know) their meaning?"
"Oh, yes, I do!" Harry answered (answer) happily. "Red is (be) 'Stop', green is (be) 'Go', and yellow is (be) 'Go very quickly.' "
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