The Weighing Machine
Nari, a student at Sainampeung, was going to Japan. She was going to Tokyo to (1)_____ a university lecture. She took a taxi to the Suvarnabhumi Airport to (2)_____ her afternoon flight. Having a few minutes to (3)_____ before her departure, she walked over to a weighing machine and stepped on it. She inserted a coin and out came her fortune card which read, “You are a student, you weigh thirty-five kilograms, you have a pet fish named Oscar and you are going to catch the afternoon flight.”
Nari could not believe her eyes! She was astonished because all the things (4)_____ on the card were correct. After (5)_____ over her surprise, she finally (6)_____ herself that it was just a coincidence. (7)_____ on the scales again, she inserted another coin and out came another card. This (8)_____, the card read, “You are still a student, you still weigh thirty-five kilograms, you still have a pet fish named Oscar and you are still going to catch the afternoon flight.”
She was more puzzled than (9)_____. This time, she figured that (10)_____ from her school or home was (11)_____ a prank on her. She decided to fool (12)_____ was responsible. She picked up her luggage and went to the ladies’ room to change her clothes. She even wore a pair of sunglasses, hoping she would not be (13)_____. She reappeared and, (14)_____ again, she stepped onto the scales. She inserted a coin and, this time, her third fortune card read, “You are still a student, you still weigh thirty-five kilograms, you still have a pet fish named Oscar, and you are going to miss the afternoon flight.”
The student (15)_____ her luggage and ran as fast as her legs could carry her.