If tomorrow you ________ (drive) down Spencer Road you ________ (get) a shock. Suddenly the speed limit changes from 35 to 60. But take it easy! At this point of the road miles ________ (change) into kilometres.

Without warning, the city street department recently ________ (replace) its road signs to metric units. Officials said that the Federal Highway Administration ________ (announce) beforehand that all road signs ________ (become) metric within one month. Many drivers _______ (ask) about their reaction to it and they _______ (object) to it strongly. And they _______ (support) by over 170 members of the Congress. The innovation _______ (discuss) in the Congress several times before the majority of its members _______ (agree) to it. Frankly speaking, when I _______ (drive) along Spencer Road last night I _______ (not / puzzle) by the change that much.