Read two more stories about mishaps. Complete the gaps with the best verb forms (there may be more than one possibility).
○A
It’s not uncommon for people to fall asleep on trains, but snoring loudly in public is another matter. One day recently, I 1_____ (read) my newspaper on the train when I 2_____ (become) aware of a loud snoring sound coming from the man opposite me. As the train 3_____ (come) into the last station on the line, I 4_____ (give) the man a sharp poke with my umbrella to wake him up. Instead of being grateful, he 5_____ (look) at me furiously. He 6_____ (not be) asleep at all! The snoring 7_____ (come) from the enormous dog who 8_____ (lie) at his feet!
○B
An Australian woman, travelling home from Melbourne, 9_____ (drive) down a narrow road one dark evening when she 10_____ (enter) a tunnel. Although a little surprised at this, as she 11_____ (not notice) a tunnel on that route before, she 12_____ (carry on). But after half an hour of twisting and turning, she 13_____ (run out) of petrol. It 14_____ (be) completely dark in the tunnel, so she 15_____ (decide) to wait for help. She 16_____ (only wait) for a few minutes when she 17_____ (see) three men coming towards her. Rather surprisingly, the three men 18_____ (wear) helmets with lamps on the front. The three men 19_____ (seem) even more surprised to see her. It was then that the woman 20_____ (realise) that she 21_____ (drive) into a coal mine.