Read the passage and fill in the gaps with a proper word or word combination:
I hate parking lot sharks
As we left the
restaurant last night and I prepared to back out of our parking space, a woman
in a white SUV stopped behind our car, and then put her blinker on to indicate
that she intended to Blank 1 Вопрос 3undesirable behavior .
Unfortunately, she's stopped far enough forward that she's blocking my ability
to back out of the spot without being at risk of hitting or Blank 2 Вопрос 3versed parked on either side of me.
White SUV then
tried to back up, but it was Friday night in a busy shopping center, and there
are cars backed up behind her because she's Blank 3 Вопрос 3got my order wrong . I waited a moment to see if she was going to be
able to back up far enough, and when it was clear she was not going to, I got
out of my car, and walked to the back of my car, still several feet away from
her SUV but close enough she can hear me.
"Hi,"
I said, "I'd like to be able to give you this spot, but you're blocking me
in."
But she Blank 4 Вопрос 3cause an accident and pulled a face at
me and said, "I don't know if you've noticed, but I can't back up because
there are people behind me." So I shrugged and got back into my car.
I certainly
didn't want to reward her rude behavior by trying to back out and then giving
her my spot, so I took the keys out of the Blank 5 Вопрос 3scratching other vehicles and waited. She sat in her SUV for about a minute, then Blank 6 Вопрос 3take my parking spot her horn. Unfortunately for her, I am well Blank 7 Вопрос 3blocking traffic in waiting out Blank 8 Вопрос 3gunned , thanks to my
three dogs, so I continued to sit and wait. She sat for a few seconds more and
then Blank 9 Вопрос 3honked her gas as she moved on,
clearly annoyed. I likely avoided to Blank 10 Вопрос 3ignition on the busiest
parking and managed to get a situation under control.