diff --git a/remove-complex-oper.rkt b/remove-complex-oper.rkt
index cf4af44..b2dff9e 100644
--- a/remove-complex-oper.rkt
+++ b/remove-complex-oper.rkt
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
 ; remove complex sub-expression
 ; the resulting code is either
-; - (read)
 ; - a number literal
 ; - a symbol
 ; the three above are called in the following "simple terms"
+; - (read)
 ; - (- x) where x is a simple term
 ; - (+ x y) where x and y are simple terms
 ; - (let ([var y]) z) where y and z are expressions
@@ -61,7 +61,13 @@
   (match exp
    [(? fixnum?) (values exp '() tmpcount)]
    [(? symbol?) (values exp '() tmpcount)]
-   [`(read) (values exp '() tmpcount)]
+   [`(read)
+    (begin
+      (define new-tmpcount (+ tmpcount 1))
+      (define tmpname (get-unique-symbol new-tmpcount))
+      (values tmpname
+              (list `(,tmpname (read)))
+              new-tmpcount))]
    [`(- ,e)
     (begin
      (define-values (new-exp assoc-list exp-tmpcount) (rco-arg e tmpcount))
diff --git a/test-explicate-control.rkt b/test-explicate-control.rkt
index c02d509..3d067fe 100644
--- a/test-explicate-control.rkt
+++ b/test-explicate-control.rkt
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 
    `(program () (+ (let ([x (+ (- 1) 2)]) (+ x 2)) (+ 4 5)))))
 
-
-
 (define (pass program) (explicate-control (remove-complex-opera* program)))
 
 (test-eq
diff --git a/test-remove-complex-opera.rkt b/test-remove-complex-opera.rkt
index 00454ef..7e372b8 100644
--- a/test-remove-complex-opera.rkt
+++ b/test-remove-complex-opera.rkt
@@ -26,11 +26,21 @@
    `(program () (let ([x (let ([x 1]) x)]) (+ 2 x)))
    `(program ()
              (let ([y (let ([x 20])
-                        (+ x (let ([x 22]) x)))]) y))))
+                        (+ x (let ([x 22]) x)))]) y))
+   `(program ()
+             (+ (read) (read)))))
 
-(for ([program programs] [env (build-list (length programs) (lambda (_) '()))])
-  (test-eq ((interp-R1 env) program)
-           ((interp-R1 env) (remove-complex-opera* program))))
+(define inputs
+    (let ([empty-inputs (build-list (length programs) (lambda (_) ""))])
+      (list-set empty-inputs 13 "2\n3")))
+
+(for ([program programs]
+      [env (build-list (length programs) (lambda (_) '()))]
+      [input-string inputs])
+  (test-eq (with-input-from-string input-string
+               (lambda () ((interp-R1 env) program)))
+           (with-input-from-string input-string
+               (lambda () ((interp-R1 env) (remove-complex-opera* program))))))
 
 (test-eq
   (remove-complex-opera* (list-ref programs 0))
@@ -95,3 +105,7 @@
 (test-eq
   (remove-complex-opera* (list-ref programs 12))
   `(program () (let ((y.1 (let ((x.1 20)) (let ((x.2 22)) (+ x.1 x.2))))) y.1)))
+
+(test-eq
+  (remove-complex-opera* (list-ref programs 13))
+  `(program () (let ((tmp.1 (read))) (let ((tmp.2 (read))) (+ tmp.1 tmp.2)))))