1) Story 1. This .... when I ... about five years old a) was happening, was b) happened, was c) had happened, was 2) My father .... on a business trip and my mother and I ... in my parents' bedroom. a) went away, slept b) had gone away, were sleeping  c) went away, were sleeping 3) Before we ... to bed that night I .... a very scary story a) had gone, was reading b) had gone, read c) went, had been reading 4) In the middle of the night, I ... up and .... a figure in a dark coat who ... in front of me. a) had woken, saw, was standing b) woke, saw, stood c) woke, saw, was standing 5) I screamed at the top of my voice until Mom .... on the light. I saw that it ... my father! (the END) a) was turning, was b) turned, had been c) turned, was 6) Story 2. When I was 5, my grandma ... in London and we .... weekends at her flat. a) lived, were spending b) was living, had spent c) lived, used to spend 7) Once I .... to stay with her without my brothers or sisters. a) invited b) was invited c) had been invited 8) After lunch as my grandma .... , I .... to explore grandfather's study. a) was resting, was setting out b) rested, had set out to c) was resting, set out  9) I .... attracted to this room, mostly because I .... not to enter it.  a) had been, was told b) was, had been told c) was, had told 10) I ... the things on grandpa's desk when I ... my grandma's voice. She ... for me. a) touching, had heard, was calling b) had touched, heard, called c) was touching, heard, was calling 11) I will never forget the feeling of shame ... over me that I .... doing the forbidden. (the END) a) having washed, had been caught b) washed, was caught c) washing, had been caught

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