Question

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Creamy, sweet, and irresistible, Betty does crazy things to feed her addiction to chocolate. ²Last Monday, desperate for chocolate, a thunderstorm did not deter her from going out for candy. ³Squinting past the windshield wipers, sheeting rain poured as she splashed into the parking lot of Food Town. ⁴Minutes later, wet but triumphant, her purchase was made. ⁵The store nearly charged five dollars for the candy, but she did not mind. ⁶She munched on it straight from the bag as she drove on the seat beside her. ⁷Eating and driving at the same time, an accident was barely avoided when she swerved to keep from hitting a pedestrian. ⁸She only saw him at the last minute. ⁹Then, struck by a bolt of lightning, she saw a huge tree that had split down the middle. ¹⁰She realized that she had taken an unnecessary risk in going out for candy in a thunderstorm that she did not really need at all.

Answer 1

1. Betty does crazy things to feed her addiction to creamy, sweet, and irresistible chocolate. 2. Last Monday, desperate for chocolate she did not let a thunderstorm deter her from going out to get the candy. 3. Squinting past the windshield wipers, she splashed into the parking lot of Fodd Town as sheeting rain poured. 4. Minute later, wet but triumphant, she had made her purchase. 5. The store charged her nearly five dollars for the candy, but she didn't mind. 6. She munched on it straight from the bag on her seat beside her as she drove. 7. Eating and driving at the same time, she barely avoided an accident as she swerves to keep from hitting a pedestrian. 8. She saw him only at the last minute. 9. Then she saw a huge tree on the left side of the highway was struck by a bolt of lightning and had split down the middle. 10. She realized that she has taken an unnecessary risks in going out in a thunderstorm for the candy that she did no really need at all.