Title: The Next Year. Sentence 1: The next year, my mother again asked what I wanted for Christmas. Sentence 2: This time, disgusted with the flooring, I asked for a carpet cleaner. Sentence 3: She bought me a big new shampooer. Sentence 4: That was almost a year ago. Choices: a. She went and said it was actually not all that bad. b. I never did learn how to use it.
a