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Mike: Why were you late for class today, Steve?

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Mike: Oh, no!

Steve: So I just {#blank#}2{#/blank#}put on some clothes and rushed out the door.

Mike: You didn't have breakfast?

Steve: No, I didn't even brush my{#blank#}3{#/blank#}or wash my face! But before I got to the bus stop, the bus had already left.

Steve: Then how did you get here?

Mike: Luckily, Carl's dad saw me on the street and{#blank#}4{#/blank#}me a lift in his car
Steve: Well, at least{#blank#}5{#/blank#}the time you got to school, you were only five minutes late for class.