THE SNOWSTORM

Reading Check-up - Complete the following:

Today isn't a typical early Monday morning in Centerville. In fact, it's a very unusual morning. It's snowing very hard there. All the people are at home. The streets are empty, and the city is quiet. The men and women who usually rush to their jobs aren't rushing to their jobs today. The people who usually walk to work aren"t walking, the people who usually drive aren't __________1, and the people who usually take the bus aren't ________2 the bus. The children who usually go to school aren't ________3 to school today. The children who usually walk to school aren't ___________4 today. The children who usually _________5 the school bus aren't
___________ 6 it today. And the children who usually ________ 7 their bicycles aren't
____________8 them this morning.

The city is very quiet. The trucks that usually ___________9 food aren't _____________10 it today. The mail carriers who usually ____________11 mail aren't______________12 it this morning. And the police officers who usually __________ 13 traffic aren't ___________14 it today. Yes, it's a very unusual Monday morning in Centerville.