Complete the story with the following verbs:

became

gave

make

reached

caught

got

make sure

set out

could

had finished

met

slept

decided

had left

misread

understand

drove

hitchhiking

missed

welcomed

explained

know

persuade

were sent

found

lost

put

woke up

The Longest Day

This story happened a few years ago when British people could go on a day trip to France without a passport. It is about a Mr. and Mrs. Elham who went on a day trip to Boulogne.
When they (1) their shopping, the couple (2) for a stroll to see the sights of the town. Unfortunately, they didn’t (3) much French and couldn’t really (4) the street signs, so they (5) completely lost. The French people (6) were very kind and eventually they (7) a lift to the railway station.
As the last ferry (8) , the Elhams (9) to go to Paris and (10) their way back to Dover from there. Unfortunately, they (11) the wrong train and (12) themselves the next morning – in Luxembourg! The local police (13) the confused passengers on a train for Paris and they (14) most of the way – all too soundly in fact, for they (15) their connection and (16) in Basel in Switzerland! The obliging Swiss police (17) the couple directions back to Boulogne, but somehow they (18) their way again and ended up (19) over sixty kilometers to Vesoul in central France. A long-distance lorry driver gave the confused couple a lift to Paris, but when they (20) the Gare du Nord, their troubles were not over.
‘We (21) the signs’, Mrs. Elham (22) , ‘and took the train to Bonn in Germany’.From Germany the Elhams (23) quickly back to France. At the border, a sympathetic gendarme decided to (24) they got to Boulogne safely, so he (25) them all the way there. As they didn’t have passports, it took twenty-four hours to (26) the Customs that their unlikely tale (27) possibly be true. But at last they were allowed on a ferry and soon the familiar white cliffs of Dover (28) the Elhams back to England.

1 What's the difference between our system of school education and the British one?
2 I have read that the school programmes in England may be different in different cities. Is this true?
3 Where can I learn more about English secondary schools?
4  It's very useful that the students in the school receive information about choosing their future profession ( career)
5 Was it easy for you to choose your future profession?- Yes, while studying in my last school year I had already found out that I was going to enter   the philological department of the University. I would like to be fluent in several foreign languages.
6 I hear that our children will have to go to school in a school uniform. I wonder whether they will have to wear a school badge?
7 In our country, eight-year secondary education is obligatory. 
8 I do my best to finish school well.
9 Your success depends on hard work.1
0 The personality of the first school teacher plays an important role in the life of any student.
11 In our country, almost all schools are mixed.
12 I finished school twenty years ago but I would like to walk around my old school,  to see how it had changed
13 Do you like maths and literature?  What would you like to be?
14 I'm not very good at exact Sciences. - Neither am I.
15 The boy showed extraordinary talent for mathematics and he was sent to  to study to mathematical school.
16 Many people find the English system of tenses to be quite difficult.
17 I wonder who made up this text?
18 He is said to be the strongest student in the school.
19 She hasn't already been attending classes for two weeks. She may be sick.(She's probably sick).
20 I'll be rather a doctor, not a journalist.
21 I hate cooking but love eating some tasty food. 
22 Yesterday  we (were detained) stayed longer at school. We had an interesting lecture. I couldn't miss it. By the way, why were you absent?
23 Wonderful opportunities to use your knowledge will open in front of you.

Most students enjoy my class uniforms . First, school uniform discipline us , teaches the procedure . School uniform looks the business . Second , school uniform prevents rivalry between classmates. The girls believe that school uniform looks nice and trendy. Boys believe that practical form , do not think about what to wear every day to school.Some students believe that school uniform is required. The most popular argument against school uniforms is that it separates the individuality of each student. We disagree . Each student can express their individuality outside of school . Some students do not have a style for a school uniform. The second disadvantage of uniforms is something that students are daily the same clothes. Also uniforms bored quickly losing its good looks.