I persuaded my uncle to let me have a bicycle at the beginning of the summer holidays.(1)_______________________.I ordered it before school ended,and a few days later I was the owner of a beautiful new bicycle.I decided to learn to ride it by myself,and (2)___________________________________.I tried and tried, and at last came to the conclusion that I was unusually stupid, but even after my pride was hurt enough for me to allow the gardener to hold me up, (3)_______________________.
