A FANTASY

When the ambassador of Escalopia returned home from lunch, his wife 1 ________ (get) a shock. He 2 ________ (look) pale and his clothes 3 ________ (be) in a frightful state. “What 4________ (happen)?” she 5 ________ (ask). “How 6________your clothes 7 ________ (get?) into such a mess?” “A fire extinguisher, dear,” 8 ________ (answer) the Ambassador dryly. “University students 9 ________ (set) the Embassy on fire this morning.” “Good heavens!” 10 ________ (exclaim) his wife. “The fire 11________ (break out) in the basement. I 12 ________ (go down) immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, 13 ________ (aim) a fire extinguisher at me. He 14 ________ (think) I 15________ (be) on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted.” The Ambassador’s wife 16 ________ (go on) asking questions, when she suddenly 17 ________ (notice) a big hole in his husband’s hat. “And how can you 18 ________ (explain) that?” she 19 ________ (ask). “Oh, that,” 20________ (say) the Ambassador. Someone 21 ________ (fire) a shot through my office window. Accurate, don’t you think? Fortunately, I 22 ________ (not wear) it at the time. If I 23________ (be) I 24________ (be able) to get home for lunch?”

Examination Practice

M. Choose the right answer

He _________ the city he ________ before his marriage.
a.	had remembered had known	b.	remembered had known	c.	remembered know

It _________ only an hour since I ________ his place.
a.	was left	b.	was had left	c.	had been left
That evening I _________ a letter when I ________ dinner.
a.	received was having	b.	received had been had	c.	received am having
“Come in, Jane. We _________ you.”
a.	are expecting	b.	expect	c.	have been expecting
He _________ writing the letters by 7 o’clock.
a.	had finished	b.	was finishing	c.	finished
We _________ this cottage long before the end of the spring.
a.	have built	b.	are building	c.	have been building
She _________ from the chair in which she _________.
a.	rose sat	b.	rose had been sitting	c.	rose was sitting
“Hurry up! Your parents_________ about you.”
a.	are worrying	b.	will worry	c.	will be worrying
“I_________ you tomorrow if you still _________ help.”
a.	will help need	b.	am helping need	c.	will help will need
“I_________ hungry. I_________ anything since yesterday.”
a.	am hungry eat	b.	have been hungry have eaten	c.	was hungry hadn’t eaten

Examination Practice

N. Choose the right answer

He_________ for 20 years when he ________ his first car accident.
a.	had driven had	b.	was driving had had	c.	had been driving had
The children_________ because they ________ football all morning.
a.	were exhausted had been playing	b.	were exhausted were playing	c.	had been exhausted played
A statement _________ in Parliament before the war ________.
a.	was made broke out	b.	had been made broke out	c.	had made broke out
Marry _________ to the supermarket because the cupboards ________ all full.
a.	must be are	b.	must have been are	c.	must have been were
If I _________ better care of my teeth, I ________ this terrible toothache.
a.	took wouldn’t have	b.	take wouldn’t have had	c.	had taken wouldn’t have had

Grammar & Vocabulary Practice

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