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To tell … truth, the Twin Towers were very high in New York.
a) the b) a c) -

First, he had dinner, then he … the newspaper.
a) read b) was reading c) had read

Mary … the house by the time it started to rain.
a) reached b) had reached c) was reaching

He said that he … call me the next day.
a) will b) would c) is going to