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Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
1. While Peter was unlocking the door, (a dog / come).

2. (Peter / run away) , when the dog tore his trousers.

3. While Donna was trying on a new dress at Harrods’s, (she / see / a ghost).

4. (they / open / a bottle) , a cork flew through the air.

5. While we were spending a lovely evening at our friends’, (someone / break in).

6. (I / stand / on the corner) when the car crashed into a tree.

7. While Phil and Justin were admiring the girls from London, (Lisa / come).

8. (Ted / ride / his bike) , he fell off it.

9. While Rene and Joe were discussing irregular verbs, (a bomb / explode).

10. (the pupils / fight) , the teacher entered the room.

11. While John was practising the tuba, (his neighbours / go crazy).

12. (he / throw stones at them) , the police arrested him.