It looked like rain. The 1 was gray. It was almost noon, but the sun was hidden by a gray blanket. It was cool. There were no birds 2 anywhere. A 3 of birds sat on the telephone wire. Bob was standing outside talking to Bill. They both had their hands in their pockets. They knew that it was probably going to rain shortly. A sudden breeze 4 some leaves off a tree onto the sidewalk. Bob said that he liked the rain. It was a nice 5 from the usual hot Los Angeles weather.And the plants could always use the extra 6 . Bill said the only thing he didn't like about 7 was that all the motor oil on the streets would get washed into the ocean, and so would all the trash. " 8 that never stops the surfers," Bob said. "They don't 9 to care what's in the water, as 10 as there are waves to surf on."