How about filling in the blanks using the given
verbs?
How
many of us have the discipline to drag ourselves out of bed for a spot of
exercise before the commute to work?
Two
years ago an ingenious German man _____________ (find) a way to combine the two by _____________ (swim) to
the office in the morning with his laptop, wallet and clothes in a waterproof
bag.
Benjamin
David, 40, _____________ (dodge) the stress of traffic lights and stressed out
drivers. He _____________ (swim) over a mile to work down the river Isar in
Munich instead.
Three
years ago, when he _____________ (be) on his
bike or on foot, he _____________ (yell) at cars and cyclists.
He _____________ (tell) CBC,
“And just a few meters to the side of the road is the river, and if you just
swim down that, it's completely relaxed and refreshing.”
Every
morning, David _____________ (zip) up his computer, suit, shoes and mobile phone
in an orange bag known as a 'Wickelfisch'. It _____________ (design) in
Switzerland where swimming to work _____________ (be) more common. It _____________ (double up) as a buoyancy aid which _____________ (allow) him to float easily if he _____________ (get) tired.
But
_____________ (know) the dangers of river-swimming, Benjamin
always _____________ (make) sure
to check the river temperature before he _____________ (dive) in.
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