Complete the text with the infinitive (with or without to) or -ing form the verbs in brackets.

In the UK, people who are traveling long distances by road often stop 1..... (spend) the night at the

roadside hotel. But David and Jean Davidson have spent over two decades 2..... (live) in one. The

couple own a flat in Sheffield ,in the north of England, but choose 3..... (stay) at a Travelodge hotel

about 65 km away. The Davidson first tried 4.... (isit) Travelodge hotels in 1985. They enjoyed 5..... (be)

there so much that gradually they stopped 6..... (go) back to their own home. When a new Travelodge

opened 65 km from Sheffield, they decided 7..... (become) permanent guests. They like 8...... (live) there

because it is safe and convenient, they say, and they don't mind 9..... (hear) the noise from the car park

outside. The staff even let them 10..... (have) family get-togethers at the hotel. The retired couple can

afford 11.... (pay) for their room because they book it weeks in advance and get a good rate. In fact, one

year, they managed 12..... (save) enough money for a three-week holiday abroad in the USA. And where

did they end up 13..... (stay)? In an American Travelodge hotel, of course!