Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space.

When I was sixteen I (989) ……….. school and went to work in a butcher's shop. The manager was a young man, only a few years older (990) ………. me, and he was very ambitious, also, he was a bit dishonest. When customers asked (991) …….. the best steak he would sell them poor-quality beef. He used to do this to young housewives, who if the meat (992) ……… tough, blamed themselves for not cooking it properly. Sometimes, he did not give the (993) …….. change and the customers did not notice.

One day, just before Christmas, we decided to close early because we (994) ………. sold all our meat, except for one small turkey. As I was (995) ………. to lock the door, a woman rushed in and said that she really had (996) ……… have a ten-pound turkey. The manager said he (997) ………… get another one and went to the back of the shop with the turkey. I knew we did not have (998) ………. more, so I followed him to see (999) …… he was going to do. He pulled and stretched the turkey to (1000) …….. it look bigger and then went back (1001) ………. said, " Here (1002) ……… are, madam. Here is a bigger one." "Yes, "she said, "but not (1003) ………… bigger. I'll take both of them."

When I was sixteen I (989) ……….. school and went to work in a butcher's shop.