Question

Read two more stories about mishaps. Complete the gaps with the best verb forms (there may be more than one possibility). ○A It’s not uncommon for people to fall asleep on trains, but snoring loudly in public is another matter. One day recently, I 1_____ (read) my newspaper on the train when I 2_____ (become) aware of a loud snoring sound coming from the man opposite me. As the train 3_____ (come) into the last station on the line, I 4_____ (give) the man a sharp poke with my umbrella to wake him up. Instead of being grateful, he 5_____ (look) at me furiously. He 6_____ (not be) asleep at all! The snoring 7_____ (come) from the enormous dog who 8_____ (lie) at his feet! ○B An Australian woman, travelling home from Melbourne, 9_____ (drive) down a narrow road one dark evening when she 10_____ (enter) a tunnel. Although a little surprised at this, as she 11_____ (not notice) a tunnel on that route before, she 12_____ (carry on). But after half an hour of twisting and turning, she 13_____ (run out) of petrol. It 14_____ (be) completely dark in the tunnel, so she 15_____ (decide) to wait for help. She 16_____ (only wait) for a few minutes when she 17_____ (see) three men coming towards her. Rather surprisingly, the three men 18_____ (wear) helmets with lamps on the front. The three men 19_____ (seem) even more surprised to see her. It was then that the woman 20_____ (realise) that she 21_____ (drive) into a coal mine.

Answer 1

1 had been reading

2 became

3 was coming

4 gave

5 looked

6 wasn't asleep

7 was coming (came)

8 was lying

9 was driving

10 entered

11 didn't notice

12 was carrying on

13 ran out

14 was

15 decided

16 had been waiting

17 saw

18 were wearing

19 seemed

20 realized

21 had driven

Answer 2

○A It’s not uncommon for people to fall asleep on trains, but snoring loudly in public is another matter. One day recently, I was reading my newspaper on the train when I became aware of a loud snoring sound coming from the man opposite me. As the train came into the last station on the line, I gave the man a sharp poke with my umbrella to wake him up. Instead of being grateful, he looked at me furiously. He had not been asleep at all! The snoring had come from the enormous dog who was lying at his feet!

○B An Australian woman, traveling home from Melbourne, was driving down a narrow road one dark evening when she entered a tunnel. Although a little surprised at this, as she had not noticed a tunnel on that route before, she carried on. But after half an hour of twisting and turning, she ran out of petrol. It was completely dark in the tunnel, so she decided to wait for help. She had only waited for a few minutes when she saw three men coming towards her. Rather surprisingly, the three men were wearing helmets with lamps on the front. The three men seemed even more surprised to see her. It was then that the woman realized that she had driven into a coal mine.