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It was raining that evening and there wasn't anyone in Tom's pub. His customers had presumably stayed at home because of the 1, dreary/bleary/dozy weather.
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Tom, the barman, was washing the glasses behind the bar as usual.
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Suddenly, he looked up and 2, freezed/froze/congelated . A huge gorilla 3, stalled/strolled/stifled into the pub and sat himself down at the bar.
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Tom was petrified but he tried to stay calm as best he could. Although the gorilla didn't 4, come down/go over/come across as being savage or wild. In fact, he seemed quite friendly and looked almost distinguished.
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Not only that, in his right hand he was carrying an umbrella and he had a copy of today's Times 5, tucked under/inserted into/held for his arm. "G... g... good evening, sir," ventured Tom nervously. "Wh.. what will it be?"
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The gorilla smiled 6, amabaly/amiably/amiable and answered, "I'll have a pint of best, if you'd be so kind."
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Relaxing somewhat at the gorilla's rather 7, easy-to-go/easy-go/easy-going manner, Tom said, "Certainly, sir. Here you are, sir."
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"How much will that be?" asked the gorilla with a 8, congenial/congenital/congenius smile. "Eh, that'll be five pounds, sir," replied Tom regaining a little confidence.
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The gorilla took out his wallet and 9, pulled over/handed over/handed on a five pound note. Then Tom thought he would try some polite conversation. "You know, sir, it's a funny thing but we don't get many gorillas in here!"
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The gorilla looked at Tom and 10, rose/lifted over/raised his eyebrows and in an ironic voice retorted, "Quite honestly, I'm not surprised; at these prices!"
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