We spent a day in the country and 【C1】______ a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the 【C2】______ It stood outside a 【C3】______ shop. 'Buy it,' she said at once. 'We'll 【C4】______ it home on the roof-rack. I've always wanted one like that. ' What could I do? Ten minutes 【C5】______ I was twenty dollars poorer, and the book shelf was tied on to the roof rack. It was tall and narrow and quite heavy too. As it was getting 【C6】______ , I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even 【C7】______ traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good 【C8】______ . After a time my wife said, 'There is a long line of cars 【C9】______ . Why don't they overtake?' Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers looked at us seriously when they went 【C10】______ . But then 【C11】______ a kind smile they asked us to 【C12】______ their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the 【C13】______ came to me. 'Right, sir,' he said. 'Don't you need any more 【C14】______ now?' I didn't quite 【C15】______ . 'Thanks, officer,' I said. 'You've been very 【C16】______ . I live just down the road. ' He was looking at our 【C17】______ : first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. 'Well, well,' he said and laughed. 'It's a bookshelf you've got here! We 【C18】______ it was-er, something else. ' My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood 【C19】______ the police drove here. I 【C20】______ at the officer, 'Yes, it's a bookshelf, but thanks again. ' I drove home as fast as I could. 【C1】______