Rachel was home from college for a few days with (1) injured ankle. She was not used to having time on her hands and all her friends away. As she was bored, she (2) a lot of time looking out of the window. One afternoon, she called (3) to her brother, Ian. ‘There’s (4) who is up to no good at the house next door. He peered (5) all the windows and now he’s trying to open (6) . At first, I thought he was a peeping Tom but now I (7) he’s a burglar. I’m going to call the police and they can catch him red-handed.’
‘That’s a bit over the top,’ said her brother. ‘It’s a bit too soon to press the panic button if the man hasn’t actually entered the house.’
When Rachel took the bit between her teeth, there was usually nothing (8) could do to stop her and she went (9) to the phone and called the police. ‘The police will be here before you say Jack Robinson and the man’s still here. They’ll soon cook his goose,’ said Rachel with satisfaction.
The police duly (10) and Rachel saw them talking to the man in the garden (11) next door, but they didn’t arrest him. (12) they went round to Rachel’s house and told her it was the next-door (13) who had forgotten his keys. (14) had not known him from Adam as her (15) had moved in while she was at college.