I crossed the street to avoid ________ (meet) towards him, but he saw me and came ________（run） towards me. It was no use ________ (pretend) that I had not seen him, so I waved to him. I never enjoy ________ (meet) Nigel Dykes. He never has anything to do. No matter how busy you are, he always insists on ________ (come) with you. I had to think of a way of ________ (prevent) him from ________ (follow) me around all morning.
"Hello, Nigel," I said. "Fancy ________ (meet) you here!"
"Hi, Elizabeth," Nigel answered. "I was just wondering how to spend the morning—until I saw you. You're not busy ________ (do) anything, are you?"
"No, not at all," I answered. "I'm going to …"
"Would you mind my ________ (come) with you?" he asked, before I had finished ________ (speak).
"Not at all," I lied, "but I'm going to the dentist."
"Then I'll come with you," he answered. "There's always plenty to read in the ________ (wait) room!"
