A terrible flight

This happened over twenty years ago. I ___________ with some friends who ______________ a cottage in southern Italy and I was flying back home to London.

• was staying/ had bought

• had stayed/ had bought

• was staying/ bought

• had stayed / bought

We were about twenty minutes into the flight when I _____________ (realize) something was wrong.

We _____________ to 1,000 meters and the pilot ___________ the seat belt sign.

• had been flying / had switched off

• had been flying / switched off

• had flewn / switched off

• flew / had switched off

We _____________ (fly) smoothly for about five minutes when I saw an old man on the other side of the cabin, staring out of the window in shock.

Then, he ___________ (shout) "My God, we are all going to die!"

Two flight attendants who ______________ nearby came over and _____________ over the window.

• were chatting / had looked

• were chatting / were looking

• had chatted / looked

• had been chatting / looked

While one of them _______________ out of the window, the other ________ to the cockpit.

• stared / ran

• was staring / was running

• was staring / ran

• had stared out/ ran

Then the pilot made an announcement. He said we ____________ (lose) one engine and we would have to return to the airport.

At the time I thought one engine ____________ working, but later I learnt that the engine _________ the plane.

• stopped / had fallen off

• had stopped / had fallen off

• stopped / fell off

• had stopped / was falling off

Everyone ____________, but fortunately, we __________ about 30 minutes later without trouble.

• was shouting / had landed

• had shouted / landed

• shouted / landed

• was shouting / landed