СРОЧНО Reading 9 Read the beginning (a) and ending (b) of a story, and put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous, then answer the questions. ******** a t 1) .................... (be) a dull Sunday morning and a cold wind 2) ..…….......... (blow) down the empty High Street. Tom Ridley 3) ...……. (walk) to the newsagent's to buy his Sunday paper when he 4).................... (hear) a strange noise. Tom (stop) and 6).....…...…....…... (look) up and down the street, then he 7) (realise) that the noise 8).************************* (come) from behind the heavy iron door of the museum. b After the police 9).......... (arrest) the robbers, the owner of the museum 10) ....................... (turn) towards Tom. "Please accept this with my thanks,' she 11)................. (say), and 12)................... (hand) Tom a cheque for £500. Tom 13) ................ (look) at the cheque and 14)..................... (smile) happily. "You're very, very welcome," he 15)............. (reply). *** **​