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stars
colonies
Revolution
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The British flag was the flag of the thirteen American (1) colonies before the American (2) . During the Revolutionary War, the red and (3) stripes were symbols of these colonies on the Great (4) flag. The first American flag had thirteen (5) in a field of (6) . In the War of 1812, the flag had fifteen stars and (7) . Now the “Star-Spangled Banner” is the national (8) of the United States.

On Saturday my husband (took) me for a meal in a restaurant which (was recommended) in a local newspaper. The restaurant (has been) open for only three months, but it's already quite popular with young people even though it is 30 kilometres away. We enjoyed the evening as the meal was delicious and we (were served) wonderfully. Unfortunately, after we left the restaurant, we had a problem with the car as it wouldn't start though we ( had been trying) to get it started for nearly half an hour. We couldn't understand what (had happened) to the car and decided to leave it behind in the car park untill the following day. We (had) nothing else to do but call a taxi which came in about an hour.

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