Question

Complete the story with the verbs in Past Simple or Past Continuous.

There were many gentlements in the Reform club. Among them
(to be) Sir Ralph Gautier and Andrew Stuart. When mr.Fogg
(come) to the Club, Andrew Stuart
(read) а story from the evening newspaper about а robbery at the Bank of England.The robbery
(take) place оn 29 September. The thief stole fifty­-five thousand pounds. England's best detective were looking for the thief.


The Bank of England
(offer) а reward of two thousand pounds to the person who was able to catch the thief.They
(know) only one thing for certain: the thief was an elegant gentleman.

robbery[ˈrɒb(ə)rɪ] - ограбление

thief [θi:f] - вор

reward [rɪˈwɔ:d] - вознаграждение

Answer 1

There were many gentlements in the Reform club. Among them were
(to be) Sir Ralph Gautier and Andrew Stuart. When mr.Fogg came
(come) to the Club, Andrew Stuart was reading (read) а story from the evening newspaper about а robbery at the Bank of England.The robbery took (take) place оn 29 September. The thief stole fifty­-five thousand pounds. England's best detective were looking for the thief.
The Bank of England offered (offer) а reward of two thousand pounds to the person who was able to catch the thief.They knew (know) only one thing for certain: the thief was an elegant gentleman.