Nindya is an Indonesian girl. She is in San Francisco right now. She wrote to Rina, her friend. Read the letter. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs. Dear Rina, I've spent several days in San Francisco and I'm still not tired of this city. People in San Francisco are friendly and helpful. I have an interesting story about that. It 1) __ (happen) the day after my mother and I 2) (arrive) in San Francisco. My father 3) _ (take) us sightseeing in a rented car. We arrived at this beautifu.l spot where you can see the view of the bay from the top of the steps, which seem to reach all the way down the hill. My dad 4) _ (stay) in the car while my mum and I got out of the car to take pictures. We were taking turns posing and taking pictures whenI 5) _ (spot) a man in his sports gear, carrying his bicycle, climbing the steep steps. I was fascinated by the man and kept on watching him as he finished his ascent, gasping for air. But, we were slightly surprised when he suddenly 6) (approach) us and extended his hand as if asking for our camera. We 7) (think) he was going to harm us, since he was still breathing heavily and 8) (cannot) say a word. Moreover, he 9) (look) so menacing with those cycling-glasses. But then he 10) (explain), with gestures, that he just 11) _(want) to help us take our pictures. Oh, thank God! So we 12) _ (give) him our camera and 13) (let) him take our picture. I'm still a bit ashamed when I think of it. We had misjudged that stranger. As it 14) (turn) out, he only 15) __ (want) to help us. Well, let that be a lesson! Don't judge a book by its cover and don't always think negatively of a stranger. Well, that's all for now. I'll be back to Indonesia next week with lots of pictures and stories. Love, Nindya

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Nindya is an Indonesian girl. She is in San Francisco right now. She wrote to Rina, her friend. Read the letter. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs.

Dear Rina,

I've spent several days in San Francisco and I'm still not tired of this city. People in San Francisco are friendly and helpful.

I have an interesting story about that. It 1) ____ (happen) the day after my mother and I 2) ____ (arrive) in San Francisco. My father 3) _____ (take) us sightseeing in a rented car. We arrived at this beautifu.l spot where you can see the view of the bay from the top of the steps, which seem to reach all the way down the hill.

My dad 4) _____ (stay) in the car while my mum and I got out of the car to take pictures. We were taking turns posing and taking pictures when I 5) _____ (spot) a man in his sports gear, carrying his bicycle, climbing the steep steps. I was fascinated by the man and kept on watching him as he finished his ascent, gasping for air. But, we were slightly surprised when he suddenly 6) ____ (approach) us and extended his hand as if asking for our camera. We 7) ____ (think) he was going to harm us, since he was still breathing heavily and 8) ____ (cannot) say a word. Moreover, he 9) ____ (look) so menacing with those cycling-glasses. But then he 10) ____ (explain), with gestures, that he just 11) _____ (want) to help us take our pictures. Oh, thank God! So we 12) _____ (give) him our camera and 13) ____ (let) him take our picture. I'm still a bit ashamed when I think of it. We had misjudged that stranger. As it 14) ____ (turn) out, he only 15) ____ (want) to help us. Well, let that be a lesson! Don't judge a book by its cover and don't always think negatively of a stranger.

Well, that's all for now. I'll be back to Indonesia next week with lots of pictures and stories.

Love,

Nindya