Read the text and mark the statements True(T), False(F) , Not Stated(NS).

The Debate
Their parents had promised the twins a pet for their twelfth birthdays.
The only limitation was that it had to be a pet. Singular. That meant the twins
had to agree on what kind of pet to get.
Making a Decision
For weeks, Louisa and Duncan researched pets on their own. They
spent hours looking at pet photos online and talking to their friends about the
types of pets they owned. Duncan’s best friend suggested a dog, but his
cousin suggested an iguana. Louisa’s friends told her to get a parrot. The same cousin told her to get an
iguana too.
Finally, each had made a decision. Duncan wanted an iguana, and Louisa decided on a cat. They
both went to their parents with the decision. But their father reminded them of the agreement. They did
not have to convince their parents but each other.
Convincing the Other
The night before they were to go the pet store, the debate began. Duncan opened by stating how
iguanas were easy to care for. Remembering Louisa’s obsession with dinosaurs the summer before,
Duncan suggested that iguanas were basically just smaller dinosaurs.
Louisa countered that iguanas were not fun pets because they did not do anything. A cat, she
argued, could be held and would play with them.
“Of course you would want a cat. All girls want a cat,” Duncan replied.
“That is unfair. None of my girl friends even have cats. They all told me to get a parrot or a dog.”
“Well, all the girls I know at school love cats.”
The Compromise
The debate went on for hours with little progress. Each sibling realized the other would not be
convinced. So Louisa offered a compromise.
“What was your second choice pet?” she asked.
“I guess a dog,” Duncan said.
“Mine too.”
And so they decided to get their second choices. The next day, their birthday, their father
purchased a collie puppy for them.

1.Mum and dad were going to give a pet to each of their twin-children as birthday presents.
2.It had always been Louisa and Duncan’s dream to have a dog.
3.Louisa's best friend had a parrot.
4.The twins’ cousin’s idea of the best pet was an iguana.
5.Lousia was interested in dinosaurs some time earlier.
6.Cats were most popular pets with the girls at the twins’ school.
7.The debate was long and hard.

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