ENGLISH BUSINESS 2-Howard’s Morning

Task 2:

Howard’s Morning

The clock radio played soft music, but it sounded far away to Howard. At last, he
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opened his eyes, rolled over, and looked at the clock. He turned away and started to go
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back to sleep when suddenly he realized that it was already eight o’clock. He was late. He
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jumped out of bed, quickly shaved, brushed his teeth, combed his hair, and got dressed.
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He’d wanted to take a shower, but decided that there wasn’t enough time. He rushed
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down the stairs and into the kitchen. He hated being late. Hurriedly, he fixed breakfast-
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coffee and a toasted English muffin (no time for his usual fried egg)-and raced out the
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door. He started his car and had just pulled out the driveway when the thought popped
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into his mind: it was Saturday; he didn’t have to go to work after all. He slowly returned,
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climbed the stairs, changed his clothes, and went back to bed again.
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