Jim likes playing football. And he also enjoys {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (watch) football matches. As he doesn't have enough money {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (buy) tickets, he has to watch the matches on TV at home if he {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (have) free time. But he always goes to school from Monday to Friday and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (miss) a lot of important matches.

    One afternoon there was the biggest match of the year in America. Jim wanted {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (watch) it on TV very much, but he couldn't. He would have a science test the next morning and he had to prepare for it.

    "Can we have a video, Mum?" Jim asked before he went to school. "Then you can record (录像) the football match for me."

    "I'm afraid we can't buy one," said his mother. But the next afternoon Jim {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (come) in, with a new video in his arms. "How did you pay for that, Jim?" his mother asked him in surprise. "That's easy, Mum," answered the boy. "I {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (sell) our TV set."