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My friend Leo makes up weak and poor excuses
whenever there is something he doesn’t want to do.
Just two weeks ago,
he was at my house when he decided he didn’t want to go into work.
He called his boss
and said he had to get a new set of tires put on his truck.
Then he sat down and watched TV with me.
Not only had he lied
but his excuse wasn’t a very convincing one.
Another time,
he cancelled a date with his girlfriend at the last minute,
telling her he had to get a new battery for his truck.
She was angry and refused to go out with him again
until he apologized.
Last weekend,
Leo offered the poorest excuse yet.
He’d promised he’d help me move some furniture,
from my parents’ house to my new apartment.
He was supposed to bring his truck over
about 8 o’clock Saturday morning.
I waited,
and then called and left a message on his machine.
About 11:30,
he called and said he was sorry
but he’d been getting a new set of tires put on his truck.
I guess he’d forgotten he used the same excuse
when he called his boss from my house.
I think I need a new set of friends.
I’m beginning to get tired of Leo’s excuses.
Now the passage will be read again.
My friend Leo makes up weak and poor excuses
whenever there is something he doesn’t want to do.
Just two weeks ago,
he was at my house when he decided he didn’t want to go into work.
He called his boss
and said he had to get a new set of tires put on his truck.
Then he sat down and watched TV with me.
Not only had he lied
but his excuse wasn’t a very convincing one.
Another time,
he cancelled a date with his girlfriend at the last minute,
telling her he had to get a new battery for his truck.
She was angry and refused to go out with him again
until he apologized.
Last weekend,
Leo offered the poorest excuse yet.
He’d promised he’d help me move some furniture,
from my parents’ house to my new apartment.
He was supposed to bring his truck over
about 8 o’clock Saturday morning.
I waited,
and then called and left a message on his machine.
About 11:30,
he called and said he was sorry
but he’d been getting a new set of tires put on his truck.
I guess he’d forgotten he used the same excuse
when he called his boss from my house.
I think I need a new set of friends.
I’m beginning to get tired of Leo’s excuses.
Now the passage will be read for the third time.
My friend Leo makes up weak and poor excuses
whenever there is something he doesn’t want to do.
Just two weeks ago,
he was at my house when he decided he didn’t want to go into work.
He called his boss
and said he had to get a new set of tires put on his truck.
Then he sat down and watched TV with me.
Not only had he lied
but his excuse wasn’t a very convincing one.
Another time,
he cancelled a date with his girlfriend at the last minute,
telling her he had to get a new battery for his truck.
She was angry and refused to go out with him again
until he apologized.
Last weekend,
Leo offered the poorest excuse yet.
He’d promised he’d help me move some furniture,
from my parents’ house to my new apartment.
He was supposed to bring his truck over
about 8 o’clock Saturday morning.
I waited,
and then called and left a message on his machine.
About 11:30,
he called and said he was sorry
but he’d been getting a new set of tires put on his truck.
I guess he’d forgotten he used the same excuse
when he called his boss from my house.
I think I need a new set of friends.
I’m beginning to get tired of Leo’s excuses.