It … Sunday evening.
was
were 
be 

 

Everybody looked tired and wanted to go … home.
-
at
to 

 

Mr. Candy locked the door and … outside.
went
goed
goes

 

The weather … fine. 
were
was
be

 

… sun was shining brightly in the cloudless sky. 
A
-
The

 

He decided to go … home on foot.
at
-
over

 

The house he lived in was not far …and soon he was there. 
away
off 
about

 

… door was blocked by the police.
Mr. Candy
Mr. Candys’
Mr. Candy’s

 

No matter how… , he couldn’t get in.
 he tried hard
 hard he tried
 tried he hard

 

It wasn’t really funny because Mr. Candy … a date that night.
had 
has
have 

 

He felt … bit nervous.
a
the
 -

 

Then he suddenly … to see his father.
wants
wanted
want 

 

His father calmed him … .
away 
down 
off

 

Mr. Candy realized that everything that … wasn’t really important.
happened 
had happened 
happens 

 

“Things … happen”, he thought.
do
does
did

 

When he … next morning, he felt as good as never.
waked up
woke up
wakes up

 

He made up his mind to start a new… .
leaf
loaf
life

 

Mr. Candy was sure that his life … change greatly soon.
will
would 
shall

 

An interesting story happened … my friends last year. 
to
with 
on

 

… painting disappeared from my friends’ house. 
The
A
-

 

Let me explain how the situation … . 
came about 
come about
came on

 

Somebody stole the picture, that ... in town the day before.
arrived
did arrive 
had arrived

 

It was … heavy to hang on the wall and was left on the floor of the hall. 
too
to 
two 

 

… wanted to go to the restaurant, so all stayed to have dinner at home. 
Nothing 
Nobody
Everybody

 

The dinner smelled … good. 
-
of
to

 

All Jim … that day was a sandwich.
eats
had eaten 
eated

 

“What do you think … your new painting?” – asked Bob. 
of
at
by

 

“Oh, it is extremely expensive and beautiful”, … Jim.
said
told
spoke 

 

After dinner he wanted … the painting but found nothing in the hall. 
to have look at 
to have a look at 
to have a look on

 

We didn’t believe him at first, but … he said was quite true.
what 
which
that

 

The sudden noise… .
made everybody jump
made everybody to jump
made everybody jumped

 

It was Rachel … arrived.
which 
that 
who

 

Why did she always … to see Jim at the worst possible moment?
come
came 
comes

 

… at the fact that the painting had disappeared, Rachel couldn’t say a word.
Feeling astonish 
Feel astonished 
Feeling astonished 

 

The thief was thought to have escaped by climbing … the wall.
by
off 
over 

 

In the morning Rachel persuaded me to play … tennis. 
with
-
in

 

The match was abandoned after… .
half an hour 
half of an hour 
the half an hour

 

Nobody felt … after what had happened. 
at the ease 
at ease 
with ease

 

The next day I … to a woman outside the house. 
heard a man talked
heard a man to talk
heard a man talking

 

I … the woman’s voice at once – no doubt, it was Rachel.
realized 
understood
recognized

 

I was about to … my chair during the talk.
fall off 
fall out of 
fall from

 

Rachel … the painting and was ready to sell it at a fabulous price.
had stolen
stole 
is stolen 

 

When I told everybody about it, she … a terrible look as if she wanted to kill me at the moment.
gave to me 
gave me
gave at me

 

“Sorry, I meant to tell you that I … take the painting for a while, but I forgot.”
will 
should 
would 

 

So stupid … we heard that we were shocked.
the lie was 
was the lie 
be the lie

 

This was the first time Jim … her real nature.
saw 
seen
was seeing

 

She … out of the house and disappeared in the wood.
had rushed 
rushing
rushed

 

By the time we got to Rachel’s hotel, she … .
booked away 
had booked out 
booked out

 

We couldn’t …how well she managed to get off with the punishment.
get over 
get away
get out 

 

Suffice it to say that she never … and returned the painting.
came in
came over 
came up