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Dave and Sid had lost a lot of money and had given up all hope of making any money.

Correct entry: up
The error was: (b) off

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They just couldn't think of any way of getting some money to pay for all the things they wanted.

Correct entry: way
The error was: (a) road

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Then suddenly Sid thought of a plan in which they could get hold of money very quickly and very easily.

Correct entry: hold
The error was: (c) held

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Dave believed the plan was too dangerous and at first he said he didn't want to have anything to do with it.

Correct entry: too
The error was: (b) to

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They didn't talk about the plan for a whole week and they still had no money and also no chance of getting any.

Correct entry: for
The error was: (a) since

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Then Dave asked Sid to tell him how in fact he was proposing to rob a bank because that was Sid's first idea.

Correct entry: rob
The error was: (b) steal

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Sid explained step by step how they would get the money and told him when it would be and at what time.

Correct entry: step by step
The error was: (a) pace by pace

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Sid told Dave not to worry about the gun because it wasn't a real one and nobody would be hurt.

Correct entry: real
The error was: (b) really

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The night before neither could sleep at all because they kept on thinking that something would go wrong.

Correct entry: wrong
The error was: (c) false

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The day arrived and they made their way to the bank but there was something that they had forgotten — it was a public holiday and the bank was closed!

Correct entry: made
The error was: (a) took

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