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 (a)   (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 (a)   (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 (a)   (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 (a)   (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