Question

To help celebrate my birthday, my son invited one of his friend over, who in turn invited her aunty. During a long conversation, we got onto the cost of living and how we were ... (1) to make ends meet. We each brainstormed … (2) that might help with the budget. A couple week later, I was … (3) doing the dishes, thinking about how I was going to have enough money for the week. Suddenly, there was a knock at my door. I opened it to find the aunty standing there. As I wondered what had brought … (4) here, she handed me an envelope, and with a big smile said “this is for you”. To my surprise the envelope contained food ad petrol vouchers. … (5) to utter a word, I threw my arms around her. How it warmed my spirit to be recipient of this random act of kindness.

Answer 1

1) forced

2) ourselves

3) busy

4) her

5) in it