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Mr Grapley loved chocolate In fact,
he was addicted (1) chocolate he ate more than thirty
bars of chocolate a day. He had chocolate for
breakfast, chocolate for lunch and chocolate for
dinner. But he didn’t just eat bars of chocolate.
He also made delicious chocolate cakes. If
anyone needed a recipe (2) the
best chocolate caKe in the world, they went to Mr
Grapley
People loved visiting Mr Grapley. His whole
house smelt (3) chocolate and,
when he had guests, Mr Grapley made the
most amazing meals. He’d combine chocolate
(4) everything. One of his best
creations was chicken with chocolate sauce.
Everyone was so pleased (5) this
recipe that they built a statue of Mr Grapley in the
town square.
One day, however, something terrible happened.
Mr Grapley woke up and went to make himself
a cup of hot chocolate. On his way to the
kitchen, he passed a mirror. He was covered
(6) spots. He quickly went to see Dr Getwellsoon.
‘Oh dear,’ said Dr Getwellsoon. I’m afraid I’ve
got some bad news. You’ve become allergic
(7) chocolate. If you continue to eat
chocolate, you’ll have these spots.’
‘But that’s not possible!’ shouted Mr Grapley. I can’t live without chocolate. There must be a cure (8) this allergy.’
‘No,’ said Dr Getwellsoon. I'm afraid there isn’t. If you want to recover (9) this illness,
you’ll have to stop eating chocolate.’
‘And if I don’t stop?' asked Mr Grapley.
‘Well, you’re not going to die (10) an
allergy to chocolate, but the spots won’t go away.
It’s a straight choice. Spots ... or no chocolate.’
Mr Grapley spent the next three days complaining
(11) everyone (12) what
Dr Getwellsoon had said. ‘He s a doctor. He's
supposed to cure me. That’s what doctors do!‘
shouted Mr Grapley to anyone who was listening,
Mr Grapley was just discovering that, in the real
world, things don’t always happen the way we
want them to. But he was determined to fight
(13) the truth for as long as he could
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