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The company I had been working for was taken over by a new manager, and we didn't get on very well. Every suggestion that I put 1________ he rejected, he put me 2________ a lot of pressure to work longer hours, and he continually put me 3________ in front of the other employees. The final straw came when he told me to put 4________ an exhibition for a trade fair: I put 5________ weeks of work, but he told me that he thought the final result was "rubbish". He even put the word 6________ that I was lazy and unreliable.

I made a great effort to put 7________ our differences, but eventually decided the best thing would be to put 8________ ________ a transfer to another department. When this was refused, I decided I couldn't put 9________ 10________ it anymore, and resigned.Fortunately I had managed to put 11________ a bit of money (including some that I had put 12________ a high-interest deposit account), and so I decided to take a well-deserved holiday. There were several interesting holiday offers in the newspapers, but I decided to put 13________ choosing one until I found exactly what I wanted. It was a friend who put me 14________ a travel agency that specialised in walking holidays in interesting parts of the world. I checked their website, found a holiday that I wanted and put 15________ a 200 deposit, followed by the balance three weeks later.

When the tickets didn't arrive, I tried calling their telephone helpline, but was continually put 16________ ________ a recorded announcement. After several attempts to phone them, I put pen 17________ paper and wrote them a letter (I'm always much better at putting myself 18________ in writing than I am at speaking). I was naturally put 19________ when I didn't get a reply, so I visited the agency in their London offices. The manager saw me personally and I put my situation 20________ him, explaining that I either wanted my tickets or my money back. He tried to put me 21________ by saying that there was no record of my booking, but I put him 22________ by showing him the transaction record on my credit card account. I then put my foot 23________ and insisted he return my money. To my shock he called me a liar and told a security guard to remove me from the building. That was when I lost my temper. I went to my car, started the engine, put the car 24________ gear, put my foot 25________, and smashed the car through the agency's window.

And that, your honour, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, is my story. I hope you will take into account my feelings and emotions at the time. I just want to put it all 26________ me. Please don't put me 27________!