I am a plastic bag. When I was very young, I was sent from the factory where I was born to a convenience store. I stayed there for a long time, waiting eagerly to be used. Finally, some kids came ( 41 ) , bought some snacks, and took me to the beach, where they had a picnic. When it was ( 42 ) dark, they packed everything up and left, but they forgot one thing—me! The wind started to howl, and suddenly I was in the sea all on my own.    I floated helplessly in the water for a while, but soon realized I wasn’t ( 43 ) . I was surrounded by plastic cups, plates, and straws. After days of drifting, I started to envy the birds up ( 44 ) , who were flying so high and free. I could only follow the currents. Suddenly, I went down a tunnel into a chamber. “What happened?” I asked a fork next to me. “I think we were just swallowed by a huge fish!” he ( 45 ) . More and more of us were swallowed until it got quite crowded inside. We obviously weren’t that nutritious because the fish died after a few days.
(A) alone
(B) above
(C) getting
(D) replied
(E) along

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