Mother hurried my brother and me out of the house so that we could be
the first to (1)___________________ when the doors to the shops opened for business. We each (2)___________________ three green shopping bags. There were to be no more plastic bags. Once inside the complex, I (3)___________________ for the brand I wanted as I (4)___________________ the pants, T-shirts and blouses online. Since I (5)___________________ on dresses, I walked past the rows of dresses and (6)___________________ I had my eye on. As I (7)___________________ four pieces of clothing at a time, I made my little brother, Andy, stand outside the changing room so that he could (8)___________________ to get a different colour or another pair of pants. He (9)___________________and didn't seem (10)___________________ with my requests. I would have to treat him to his favourite juice later. Finally, I (11)___________________ to six articles of clothing; two pairs of pants, two T-shirts and two blouses. As I (12)___________________ my mum with my purchases, I saw a beautiful hoodie. There and then, I decided to get it because it was just like the one I saw in a teen magazine. It (13)___________________ but with a fifty percent discount, Mum would not (14)___________________ about it and besides she said I did not dress too well and she (15)___________________ with this particular choice. I was done with my shopping so I decided to (16)___________________ Mum to see what she would buy for little Andy. Andy (17)___________________ his clothes. He knew Mum would get him what he liked. He only (18)___________________: a T-shirt with his favourite Marvel superhero. Mum chose for him a dozen T-shirts in assorted colours and a few long and short pants to match his T-shirts. He (19)___________________ as he looked at his clothes. He was so easy to please. It was Mum's turn. Before Mum bought any outfits for herself, she bought a shirt and a T-shirt for Dad. She (20)___________________ what Dad wanted and she just walked to the men's department and made her choice so efficiently! I dragged Mum to a rack of blouses and suggested her to try on a black ensemble that (21)___________________ for a dinner function. She smiled at my choice and (22)___________________. Once we were done, Mum (23)___________________ and we then (24)___________________ at one of the restaurants in the complex. As we left, the crowd (25)___________________. Luckily we were such quick shoppers, we were done within three hours. It was not such a harrowing shopping day.
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