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WorksheetsA terrible flight
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
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
